A Death Long Overdue

About the book

The seventh installment of the entertaining cozy mystery series by national bestselling author Eva Gates [Vicki Delany] is complete with a library, a cat, and a captivating location and sleuth according to Library Journal.

When the former director is discovered dead in the water, librarian Lucy Richardson must unravel the mystery before the killer silences her.

It's summer in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Bertie James's college class is having their 40th anniversary reunion. The opening night reception takes place at the Lighthouse Library where Lucy and her colleagues showcase an exhibit of library artifacts illustrating the evolution of libraries over the years. Following the reception, a group of women strolls down the boardwalk to the pier with flashlights to guide their way. What they discover is more chilling than the darkness itself - the former director of the Lighthouse Library floating lifeless in the water.

Helena Sanchez, the unpopular former director, had an unpleasant demeanor at the party, causing tensions with nearly all attendees. As a result, Lucy finds herself in hot water as she interrogates multiple suspects. She must act quickly before she's left vulnerable and in the line of the killer's sight.