SYNOPSIS
Librarian Jemima Jago can’t resist a whodunnit, but finding a body in a bookshop is a plot twist she could never have expected…
Jem Jago is back at work with her antique books, and spending her weekends exploring her new home. On a trip out to picturesque Penzance to visit local gem Tattteredly’s second-hand bookstore, Jem and her best friend Micki get more than they bargained for when they discover the body of the beautiful Gina Marrack, the owner, dead among the stacks…
Unable to resist a real-life mystery, Jem convinces Gina’s friends to talk. She learns Gina wasn’t actually well liked in her little corner of town. A property developer had been sniffing around the street for some time, but Gina had refused to sell up. Did the rowdy real estate agent bump off poor Gina, looking for a quick pay day? Or was her jilted ex-lover out for revenge?
Poking around the scene of the crime, Jem finds an unusual book out of place on the meticulously organized shelves. Could this be a vital clue? And can Jem get to the bottom of the murder before the terrible tale comes to an end for her too?
Title: A death at Silversmith Bay
Author: Emma Jameson
Series: Jemima Jago Mystery #3
Publisher: Bookouture
Publication date: February 16, 2022
Emma Jameson writes mysteries that readers call witty, romantic, and full of surprises. An aspiring novelist since age seven, she took a long, twisty route to the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. After years of working at a major medical center, her first novel, cobbled together on nights and weekends, became a runaway e-book bestseller. Now she writes full-time and has sold over half a million books. A compulsive reader and information hoarder, Emma is always searching for that fascinating nugget or startling fact that will spark another novel. A lifelong Anglophile, she resides in the United States, where she enjoys swimming, yoga, and serving the needs of not one, not two, not three, but four cats.
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REVIEW
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Jemima Jago, the librarian/Scilly (not silly) Sleuth, is back in this third installment in the series, and it just keeps getting better and better!
After a rocky first meet with her in book 1, I’ve become super invested in Jem’s life and that of her friends. After a couple of murder solves under her belt during her stay in the islands, she’s back in Penzance to go back to work (not only of amateur sleuthing lives a girl). When she gets back home she finds there her sister Tori and what looks like a murder weapon but, where’s the body? In true amateur sleuth fashion she won’t take long to find it.
This series is becoming so much fun to read. The setting is fantastic and the characters just keep growing themselves. Although there’re some recurring characters from past books, here is Tori the one with a more important role. I liked the sister’s relationship and how Jem was so supportive of Tori even when she had reasons enough to kick her butt to the curb.
The mystery was nice too with plenty of suspects and red herrings thrown around to keep you on your toes.
I’m loving the evolving relationships between the characters. There’s still a love triangle situation and, although the balance seems to be have been tipped to Rhys’ side, nothing’s set in stone yet so I’m curious to see how Jem going back to the islands will affect this.
With a picturesque setting, a cast of lovely characters and a nice mix of cozy mystery and humor, “A death at Silversmith Bay” is a great addition to the series and I’m really looking forward to more installments to find out how Jem’s story continues.
Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
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