On Spine of Death

Does death run in the family, more than just on the written page?

I love how the story is around a thriller writer, her daughter, the small town she is now making home, and the mysteries she stumbles into.

The summary tells us that there is a discovery at Tess’ grandfather’s old hardware store. My first thought was, is the place cursed? In the last story, Buried in a Good Book, several not-so-nice events happened there. With the renovations it was to turn things around, but does it?

Gertie is whipping up culinary delights, Nicki is still on the hunt for dirt on the resident bad guys and Tess is falling into bones.

With the witty dialogue reminiscent of Gilmore Girls, the story moves at steady and entertaining pace. 

I was frustrated with Sheriff Boyd but upon reflection I get it. Jared - not sure what to say about. He’s the person you look at and just shake your head.

Happy Reading!

Plot Summary:

2023 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE, LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN PRIZE for Buried in a Good Book "In 'Keystone Kops'–style scenes set around the morgue, a muddy mountain, and the hardware store, bones and books disappear and reappear…[ On Spine of Death ] is a quirky story for those who enjoy funny cozies." ―Library Journal Bestselling author Tess Harrow and her teenage daughter Gertrude have decided to make Winthrop their home. Their cabin is fixed up and now they're turning to the family hardware store that Tess inherited from her late grandfather into the town's first independent bookstore. But when renovations unearth bones from a cold case and send them toppling―literally―onto Tess's head, the work comes to a grinding halt. With the whole town convinced that her grandfather was a serial killer, Tess has to call in a fellow horror author for reinforcements. Together, they'll come up with a perfect story to make all the clues fit…and solve a mystery more than thirty years in the making.