Book, Line, and Sinker: A Library Lover’s Mystery by Jenn McKinlay

             The end of this book frustrated me so much!  Just like what happened in one of the Magical Cats books, the man thinks he knows what is going on and ends things before the woman he is involved with can fully explain.  What is wrong with people?!

                Life is going well for Lindsey Norris.  She has settled in as the library director in the small town of Briar Creek.  There is good group of friends around her, including the children’s librarian, Beth.  Then on top of that, she’s dating Sully, a man she really likes.  In fact, the only real problem Lindsey must deal with is her employee, Ms. Cole, who always compares her to the director that came before.  Fortunately, this isn’t a big problem.  Lindsey can definitely handle Ms. Cole.

                Something Lindsey can also handle is murder.  Not the actual act itself, but solving it.  This time the victim is Trudi Hargrave, the woman responsible for bringing treasure hunters to the area.  Many are not happy about the treasure hunters who are investigating the nearby islands, with the most vocal being Lindsey’s friend, Milton Duffy.  He is so upset about the treasure hunters, that the usually calm Milton gets into an argument with Trudi.  To show she will not be influenced (or reasoned with), Trudi has an order of protection put on Milton.  This argument and order are why Milton very quickly becomes the person of interest when Trudi turns up dead.  He did not want the islands hurt by an excavation, and now his main opponent in the matter has been murdered.

                Of course, Lindsey, along with most other people, do not believe this elderly man who does yoga would actually kill Trudi, especially since it was done at night on one of the islands.  Even the police don’t think Milton is guilty.  With him being a person of interest and the media pounding on Milton’s door, though, they do think it is best to have Milton stay in a jail cell.  It may be the best way to keep him safe.  Unfortunately, not all of Milton’s admirers agree.  With his admirers protesting his “captivity”, and a murderer still on the loose, it would be better for everyone to have the true culprit figured out.

                The interesting thing is, the person who helps Lindsey the most with the investigation (sometimes inadvertently) is her ex-fiancé, John.  He is in town to try and win Lindsey back, and somehow clues to the case just happen around him.  This is where the problem with Sully begins to arise.

                At first Sully is fine with Lindsey spending a little time with John.  Then an incident happens (saying any more would ruin the story) and Sully interprets that as Lindsey still having feelings for John, which is not true!  Lindsey tries to tell Sully this, but he refuses to listen, leaving them broken up for no good reason. 

             I’m hoping that Sully isn’t off his sense for too long.  He’s a good character, and I would hate to see both him and Lindsey lose a good relationship because he’s too set on his own thoughts to listen.