Renewed for Murder

A Blue Ridge Library Mystery, Book 6

By: Victoria Gilbert

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

August in Taylorsford, Virginia, finds library director Amy Webber and her new husband, dancer Richard Muir, settling into married life - and a new project. Richard and his dance partner, Karla, are choreographing a suite based on folk music and folk tales, while Amy scours the library's resources to supply background information on the dance's source material. But the mellifluous music comes to a jarring halt when an unknown woman's body turns up in Zelda Shoemaker's backyard gazebo.

Chief Deputy Brad Tucker puts Zelda at the top of his suspect list, thanks to a blackmail letter he finds in the dead woman's pocket. Zelda's best friend, Amy's aunt Lydia Talbot, begs Amy to use her research skills to clear Zelda's name. But the task is confounded by Zelda's very out-of-character refusal to reveal why the victim might have blackmailed her.

Complicating matters further, Amy unearths records of a long-ago tragedy that casts doubt on Zelda's innocence. She enlists hubby Richard, Aunt Lydia, art dealer Kurt Kendrick, Mayor Sunny Fields, and sundry other quirky townsfolk in a quest to exonerate Zelda. But will revealing the truth end up forcing Zelda to spend the rest of her life behind bars?

©2021 Vicki L. Weavil (P)2021 Tantor

Fantastic

This series is wonderful. The love between friends and family is amazing. A definitely read!

Lost Me

I am probably in the minority, but I won't be reading, listening, on in this series. I am so turned off by all the dance and art talk, it seems to run interference with the mystery. Richard says he would never tell her what to do, but so far in this book he has gotten high-handed a few times. Pressure on knees to stop her from saying whatever she was saying. I guess it's Richard that has me turned off, so that's probably why the dance stuff is also that way. Anyhow, the mystery parts of the story I have thoroughly enjoyed. But looking forward, I can see dance dance dance - I just want my cozy mystery.