Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Teaser Tuesday 26: If Books Could Kill

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read.
* Open to a random page.
* Share (at least) two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title & author, too, so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser!


If Books Could Kill is the second in the Bibliophile Mystery series by Kate Carlisle. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed this book. Though the mystery is good, it's the zany cast of characters that truly makes this series shine. The author's wry wit and heroine's often hilarious misadventures kept me laughing throughout. I am already impatient for book three—which isn't out until November. (Whimper)


If the police didn't know I was teaching a bookbinding class, they would think I was carrying a small arsenal. I suppose a glue stick could be considered a dangerous weapon if you used it to poke somebody's eye out.

(pg 214)






About the Book:
Murder is easy-on paper.

Book restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright is attending the world-renowned Edinburgh Book Fair when her ex Kyle shows up with a bombshell. He has an original copy of a scandalous text that could change history—and humiliate the beloved British monarchy.

When Kyle turns up dead, the police are convinced Brooklyn's the culprit. But with an entire convention of suspects, Brooklyn's conducting her own investigation to find out if the motive for murder was a 200-year-old secret—or something much more personal.



31 comments:

Victorious Cafe said...

Great teaser! Adding to my Reading List.

Here's mine: http://ow.ly/1kvsC

Deb said...

I just bought this book to read for one of my Cozy Mystery Saturdays. This week I am reading Homicidhttp://booknook516.blogspot.com/2010/03/teaser-tuesday.htmle in Hardcover - the first one. Great Teaser!
Here is mine:

I'm a Lit-Bitch, Baby said...

LOL I love this teaser. That books sounds really good, actually. :D

Heather said...

Victorious: I hope you like it as much as I did!

Deb: GMTA--looks like we were posting to each other at the same time. *g* I hope you enjoy this series as much as I am!

Lit-Bitch: It is a really good book, and funny too. Can't tell you how many times I laughed out loud while reading this. Gotta love that! *VBG*

pussreboots said...

Uhoh watch out for that glue stick! I'm teasing Gentleman Takes a Chance by Sarah A. Hoyt.

Heather said...

Pussreboots: Never knew glue sticks could be so dangerous, huh? lol...

Beth said...

Great teaser. I need to add to my TBR list. Here is my teaser for this week.

Vanessa said...

Lol! Love the title and the teaser.

Here's my teaser

Jan von Harz said...

Great Teaser. Sounds like an exciting murder mystery.

Kaye said...

ha ha that sounds like a fun one!
Glad you enjoyed it so much.

Amy said...

Good teaser. Sounds like a good read too. Here's mine this week - http://justbookreading.com/2010/03/16/teaser-tuesdays-16/.

Harvee said...

This is a new bookseller/bibliophile mystery to me. I will have to pick this one up! Here's my teaser

Pam said...

Haha this is a great teaser and a great title. Thanks for sharing!

Chrissie said...

Funny teaser! Sounds like a good book :)

Alayne said...

Hehe great teaser! Mins is at The Crowded Leaf.

Jennifer said...

Fun teaser! The book sounds like a fun read. If you get a chance my TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/03/teaser-tuesdays-captivity.html

Jess. said...

That's so funny! In highschool, I used to carry craft supplies with me, scissors and glue sticks, I would ALWAYS get stopped and asked why I had them with me.

My teaser is up at Find the Time to Read
-Jess.

Zia said...

LOL great teaser!

Heather said...

Beth: I swear you won't regret adding it to your TBR!

NotNessie: Isn't that a great title? *g*

Jan: Exciting on many different levels. I'm glad I discovered this series from the beginning.

Kaye: Thank you! *g*

Amy: Definitely a good read! And a keeper, too. :)

Heather said...

Book: Would you be refering to Lorna Barrett's Booktown series? I have the first in that one, but have not read it yet. I've heard some mixed reviews on that series.

Pam: Thank you, happy to share! *G*

Chrissie: It is a funny book. This series is a fun one!


Alayne: Thank you, and thanks for visiting!

Heather said...

Jennifer: Definitely fun. I look forward to reading more in this series!

Jess: LOL...that's usually me now. Pity you can't carry most supplies with you on airplanes anymore. I always carried a book and a cross-stitch project on long trips, but scissors are kind of necessary in stitching and now taboo. Guess it's good I no longer have the means to travel. :-\

Zia: Thank you! *vbg*

kayerj said...

I like the sound of this one. Kaye-the road goes ever ever on

Anonymous said...

Haha this sounds like a fun book! Great teaser :)

Alice Audrey said...

I'm not big on mysteries, but I love zany characters. Maybe I'll check it out.

Peaceful Reader said...

I'm not a huge fan of mysteries but this one sounds just quirky enough for me. Great teaser!

Carin said...

Oh that book sounds like fun. I'll have to add it to my TBR list!

Click HERE for my teaser.

Miss Angie said...

LOL! That's funny!

My Teaser: He's Just Not That Into You

Lori said...

Cute. I hope that you enjoy your book. Here's mine.

Calico Crazy said...

Sounds like a fun book and series. My teaser is up at Calico Contemplations.

Lisa said...

That sounds like fun! Good teaser!

My teaser is here.

Book Soulmates said...

Great teaser :)

Here are our teasers for this week!

♥Isalys