Bookshop Mysteries, Ian Rankin
Bookshop Mysteries, Ian Rankin
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Bookshop Mysteries
Five Bibliomysteries by Bestselling Authors

Author: Ian Rankin, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter Lovesey, Laura Lippman, John Harvey

Narrator: James Cameron Stewart, Hillary Huber, Joel Richards

Unabridged: 7 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/16/2021


Synopsis

Dead Dames Don't Sing by John Harvey: Looking for a big payday but finding big trouble instead, ex-London-cop-turned-private-investigator Jack Kiley attempts to uncover the true origins of a controversial, pseudonymously written pulp novel.

The Travelling Companion by Ian Rankin: A young Scotsman in Paris is drawn into a shocking mystery that resides within the pages of an unpublished manuscript allegedly penned by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Mystery, Inc. by Joyce Carol Oates: When an obsessive collector of bookstores discovers a charming new shop, he decides he must have it at any cost—even if he has to commit murder.

Remaindered by Peter Lovesey: For some nefarious reason, the widow and former associates of a slain gangster are determined to keep the Precious Finds Bookstore open following the unfortunate demise of the shop's owner.

The Book Thing by Laura Lippman: Private investigator Tess Monaghan must help the irascible proprietor of a Baltimore children's bookstore keep her business afloat by unmasking an elusive and utterly ingenious book thief.

About Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin is a Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Claire

I enjoy mysteries and love bookshop settings, so this set of short stories seemed to be a good choice for me. Overall it was, although I was a bit baffled by a couple of the stories: Dead Dames Don’t Sing by John Harvey: This one was OK - not my favourite. The mystery was really about who wrote the m......more

Goodreads review by Anna

Well worth buying You get 5 bibliomysteries in this one set. They were all very good, but my favorite was Mystery,Inc. by Joyce Carol Oates. That was a really creepy story. Ian Rankin's also stood out. I recommend all the Bibliomysteries.......more