A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert *****

A Murder for the Books by VictoriaGilbert is a multi-generational story. The elite Coopers and the Bakers have lived next door to each other in Taylorsford for over a century. In 1925, Great-grandmother Rose Baker was a witness for the prosecution against Eleanor who was accused of poisoning her husband Daniel Cooper. Eleanor was acquitted and promptly left town. In 1958, the cook and five children died of an accidental poisoning at the town orphanage. It was closed shortly thereafter. Now senile Doris Virts was shot in the library after muttering about being followed. Amy Webber, public library director, and a Baker, must find the connection and identify the murderer before someone else dies.

Taylorsford has always been a place where the elite ran things for their personal gain from the lumber barons in the past to developers in the present. The mayor and his pals want to build a subdivision on one of the last pieces of open land, while regular people want to see a park. The protests are new for Taylorsford. The town council is accustomed to doing whatever they wish. But what does this development have to do with these deaths, and why would something like that be motivation for murder?

Taylorsford is a small town in a narrow valley, yet it hides so many secrets.

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