Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Spotlight: Death Checked Out: A Larkspur Library Mystery by Leah Dobrinska (Blog Tour/Tour-Wide Giveaway)

 

Death Checked Out: A Larkspur Library Mystery by Leah Dobrinska


About Death Checked Out

Death Checked Out: A Larkspur Library Mystery 

Cozy Mystery 1st in Series 

Setting - Wisconsin 

Level Best Books (December 6, 2022) 

Number of Pages ~300 

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BHJJ1QRT

She’s used to checking out books. A death? Not so much. 

Greta Plank, resident librarian in the small, lakeside town of Larkspur, Wisconsin, prefers her rose-tinted glasses extra rosy, thank you very much. Ever since a family tragedy landed her in Larkspur, she’s kept a happy-or-bust outlook. But Greta’s cheery resolve takes a hit when she finds the town recluse dead at the base of the stairs leading from his deck to the lake. What she assumes is a terrible accident Greta soon learns is something more sinister, and to make matters worse, new-to-town Detective Mark McHenry cites her as not only his primary source for the case, but his top suspect. 

To clear her name and return to life as she knew it before the murder, Greta decides to do some clue cataloging of her own. After all, she’s got her master’s degree in library science with an emphasis in research methodology…how hard could a criminal investigation be? With the help of her fellow librarians and her lawyer mom, Greta begins checking out the pages of the murder, uncovering details about the recluse’s rare book collection and Larkspur’s real estate market as she tries to understand why anyone would have authored his death. 

But with friends and neighbors stacking up as both victims and suspects, Greta must cross-reference the facts and put a hold on her idyllic worldview if she wants to get the full story without paying the fine of her life.

About Leah Dobrinska

Leah Dobrinska is the author of the Larkspur Library Mysteries, a cozy mystery series set in the Wisconsin Northwoods, and the Mapleton novels, a series of standalone small town romances. She earned her degree in English Literature from UW-Madison and has since worked as a freelance writer, editor, and content marketer. As a kid, she hoped to grow up to be either Nancy Drew or Elizabeth Bennet. Now, she fulfills that dream by writing mysteries and love stories. Death Checked Out is her debut cozy mystery.

A sucker for a good sentence, a happy ending, and the smell of books—both old and new—Leah lives out her very own happily ever after in a small Wisconsin town with her husband and their gaggle of kids. When she's not writing, handing out snacks, or visiting local parks, Leah enjoys reading and running. Find out more about Leah, join her newsletter community, and connect with her through her website, leahdobrinska.com.

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS 

December 12 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW, EXCERPT 
December 12 – Literary Gold – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
December 12 – Maureen's Musings - SPOTLIGHT 
December 13 – Elizabeth McKenna - Author – SPOTLIGHT 
December 13 – Brooke Blogs – CHARACTER GUEST POST 
December 14 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW   December 14 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
December 15 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT 
December 15 – Elza Reads – REVIEW 
December 16 – Novels Alive – REVIEW 
December 16 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT 
December 17 – FUONLYKNEW – CHARACTER GUEST POST 
December 17 – I'm Into Books – SPOTLIGHT 
December 18 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW 
December 18 – Lady Hawkeye – SPOTLIGHT 
December 19 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW 
December 19 – Jane Reads – AUTHOR GUEST POST 
December 20 – Christy's Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST 
December 20 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 
December 21 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT 
December 21 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog – SPOTLIGHT 
December 22 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
December 22 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
December 23 - Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST December 23 - Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

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2 comments:

  1. Adding this to my TBR! I love when the main character is a librarian and I love that she talks about using her research skills!

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