Shelby Cox first appeared in Trouble on the Books and one of the best ways to learn about a person is by asking questions, so let’s get to know Shelby.
What is your full name?
Shelby Cox
How old are you?
31
What is your profession?
Bookseller
Do you have a significant other? What is their name and profession?
Not yet but I have hope. Zack Griffin, Coast Guard Investigative Service officer
Do you have any children?
No.
Do you have any siblings?
No.
Are your parents nearby?
My Dad has passed but my mother lives in Georgia, as I’ve just recently found out.
Who is your best friend?
Erica Bryant, owner of Chocomania coffee shop, the most perfect place in Alexandria Bay, next to Bayside Books, that is.
Any pets?
I’ve been adopted by J.T. (short for Justin Timberlake), a Maine Coon cross who has taken over my life, and my heart.
What town do you live in?
Alexandria Bay, NY.
Type of dwelling and do you own or rent?
Rent a houseboat docked in the bay.
What is your favorite spot in your home?
On the upper deck of the houseboat, lounging in a chair, watching the sunset. Or sunrise.
Favorite meal and dessert?
Salmon filet, grilled by Zack; for dessert – anything chocolate.
Do you have any hobbies?
Reading.
Favorite color?
Orange.
Favorite author?
I have to say Essie Lang, don’t I? Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here. Okay, Linda Wiken will do as a seconder. 🙂
Favorite vacation spot?
Alexandria Bay. It has everything – water, beaches, islands and castles.
Favorite sports team?
Must admit, I don’t really have one. I love watching ice skating though. Does that count?
Movies or live theater?
Movies win out but I do enjoy amateur live theater
Are you a morning or a night person?
Morning – I love the harbor at first light
Amateur or professional sleuth and whom do you work with?
I guess I’m sort of an amateur sleuth and I get into trouble on my own, but I do run my ideas by several people in my life – my aunt, Matthew, Erica, and of course, Zack when I’m sure he’s not going to yell at me.
In a few sentences, what is a typical day in your life like?
It starts with breakfast with my favorite feline, JT, then a quick stop and gab at Chocomania with Erica. Armed with the most delicious latte in town, I hop on the morning shuttle and head to Blye Island and castle, opening the bookstore for the first customers around 10. After a busy day of handselling (my favorite) and schmoozing with customers and some of the castle staff and volunteers, I head back to Alex Bay and may or may not spend the evening with Zack Griffin. Like I said, there’s always hope.
Giveaway: Leave a comment below for your chance to win a signed copy of Death on the Page, limited to U.S. residents. Contest ends March 14, 2020. Good luck everyone!
Death on the Page is the second book in the “Castle Bookshop” cozy mystery series, released March 10, 2020.
Thousand Islands bookstore owner Shelby Cox sleuths the slaying of a true-crime writer who may have learned too much about a murder case that should have stayed shut.
There are a thousand stories in New York’s scenic Thousand Islands, and Bayside Books co-owner Shelby Cox stocks them all. But lately, the Blye Island bookseller’s life is more about investigation than inventory. True-crime writer Savannah Page caps off two successful signings at Bayside Books with a night in Blye Castle. She’s there to research Joe Cabana, a colorful Prohibition-era mobster who owned the castle–until he was found dead in the island Grotto.
But crime becomes all too true for Savannah. Her body turns up the next morning, in a secret passage at the bottom of the stairs. The last thing Shelby Cox wants is to sleuth another murder, but she’s intrigued about how a killer could have reached the island after hours. She’s not at a lack for suspects either. It could have been anyone from Savannah’s fiancé, Liam Kennelly, who argued with her the evening before, to island caretaker Matthew Kessler, recently cleared of his wife’s murder. Can Shelby keep regular store hours, elude the police chief, and assemble the clues into a hard-bound case without getting permanently shelved?
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About the author
Adding a second pen name, Linda Wiken writes the Castle Bookstore Mysteries as Essie Lang, for Crooked Lane Books. As Linda she wrote the Dinner Club Mysteries; as Erika Chase, the Ashton Corners Book Club Mysteries. Nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel and an Arthur Ellis Award from Crime Writers of Canada for Best Short Story, she’s a former mystery bookstore owner and avid chorister. Visit Linda at www.lindawiken.com.
All comments are welcomed.
This book sounds good! I am adding it to my TBR list.
I really enjoyed the first book 📖 in this series, and this one sounds so exciting too! Absolutely love 💕 and adore 🥰 cute J.T. the adorable kitty on the cover! Thanks so much dear Dru and Essie for the chance to win!
This series looks terrific! Thanks for the interview.
Oh, this sounds so fun!! I like bookstores anyway, but to throw in a castle? On an island no less!!
I liked the synopsis. It sounds like a wonderful book, very intriguing. Thank you for sharing.
New series for me, and it sounds terrific. Thanks for today’s blog, Dru Ann! Thanks Ms Lang
for the opportunity to win a copy!
Sounds like an intriguing setting for a murder mystery.
A new-to-me author/series…
Thank you for the giveaway…
I would really like to read this. Thank you for the chance.
I am looking forward to continuing with thus series. Thanks for the chance to win!
The first book in this series was a very happy find! I’m currently third in the “hold” for this book at my local library. Would love to win and thanks to you Dru and Essie for the opportunity to enter!
Another series I would really like to read. I like the Castle Bookshop setting. Adding to my TBR list.
Sounds like a lot of fu. I would love to meet Shelby and her friends. Thanks for the chance to win!
This sounds like a great cozy! Thank you for the chance to win a copy.
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Yes please Dru, I’d like to be entered into the giveaway on this book. I REALLY REALLY want it.
Would love to read and review this book as this is a new author to me! Can this be a stand-alone book?
Now I can add Essie Lang to my authors to check out list. Thanks for introducing her latest book to me on your blog.
Love this series! Can’t wait to read this installment! Thanks for a chance!
I love books about books. And a castle is just the icing on the cake.
Who doesn’t love a bookstore story? Thanks for the chance to get into this series early.
That is what we all need right now. A lovely island with a book store!
Cute answer to favorite author!
Sounds like a great read. Thanks for the giveaway.
This book is definitely one that I want to read! Thanks for the chance to win it!
On my library’s wait list for the book.
The book sounds great! Thank you for this chance to win.
I think living in a houseboat would be fun.
Thanks so much!!!
This series sounds fun! I love cozies about bookstores and that it takes place in NY. The cover is cute especially with the cat!
what a fun sounding series!!
Bookstores and cozies what a great read!
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Death on the Page is Libby Dodd
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Congratulations to the lucky winner!