Word of the explosive find draws in reporters, art appraisers, and questions. A closer examination of the murdered man's possessions reveals a valuable first edition of Jules Verne's A room is unearthed, revealing artwork, rare books, cases of wine, a chest of jewelry.and a perfectly mummified body. While Brooklyn has temporarily relocated to her parents' place in Sonoma, she attends an excavation of the caves hidden deep under their commune. (This contest is not sponsored or endorsed by Facebook.Bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series, book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright visits California Wine Country where she uncovers murder and intrigue. (Hint: if you subscribe to the blog, you’ll receive the posts by email and you won’t have to hunt for them on FB.) Ruff the Cat will choose a winner at random-check back in the morning to find out! Leave a comment on my Facebook page or blog, for a chance to win a signed copy of HIGH-END FINISH. Keep up with Kate on her website, on Twitter: or on Facebook. The moral of the story? If you think something is cute, keep it to yourself!” Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera…Īnd there you go… beavers and books. Another friend saw it, didn’t realize it was a joke, and gave me a second. Shortly thereafter, she saw a beaver tchotchke and gave it to me as a joke. Once upon a time, I told a friend I thought beavers were cute. There’s a story behind the beavers, and I’m sure many of you can relate.

But the beavers? My protagonist, bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright, would advise me to keep my book collection away from beavers, but somehow, I wound up collecting both. Okay, you total get why I collect old books, right? After all, I write the Bibliophile Mysteries. “Boy, is Leslie ever right when she says “Collecting can be murder!” While my collections haven’t led to homicide (yet), they’ve gotten seriously out of hand. Her new series is the Fixer-Upper Mysteries, starting with HIGH-END FINISH and THIS OLD HOMICIDE. Today, we get a glimpse of one of those unintended collections with Kate Carlisle, author of the Bibliophile Mysteries-her newest paperback is THE BOOK STOPS HERE (I read it last winter and it’s terrific!) and RIPPED FROM THE PAGES will be out in hardcover June 2.

We’re celebrating the upcoming release of my third Food Lovers’ Village mystery, BUTTER OFF DEAD (July 7-save the suspense and pre-order it now!), with a glimpse of some of your favorite authors’ prized collections.

Ripped From the Pages by Kate Carlisle