The Plot and the Pendulum -- Jenn McKinlay, Hardcover

Halloween is approaching in Briar Creek, and things get spooky when a skeleton is found and connected to a decades-old cold case, in the newest Library Lover's Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Killer Research.

Library director Lindsey Norris is happy to learn the Briar Creek Public Library is the beneficiary of the Dorchester family's vast book collection. However, when Lindsey and the library staff arrive at the old Victorian estate to gather the books, things take a sinister turn. One of the bookcases reveals a secret passage, leading to a room where a skeleton is found, clutching an old copy of The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Lindsey does a quick check of missing persons, using the distinctive 80s era clothing worn by the deceased to determine a time frame, and discovers that Briar Creek has an unsolved missing person's case from 1989. A runaway bride went missing just weeks after her wedding. No suspects were ever arrested and the cold case remains unsolved. Lindsey and the crafternoon crew decide that justice is overdue and set about solving the old murder mystery, using some novel ideas to crack the case.

Author: Jenn McKinlay
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 10/11/2022
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780593101803

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/01/2022 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2022
Library Journal 10/01/2022 pg. 120
Booklist 10/01/2022 pg. 28