Shelved for Good: a Tails Between the Shelves Mystery Between the Shelves

When rare book appraiser Gregory Ashford arrives at the Willowbrook Public Library to evaluate a valuable donated collection, head librarian Sarah Mitchell expects a routine week of cataloging and authentication. What she doesn’t expect is to discover Gregory crushed beneath a toppled bookshelf in the library’s basement the very next morning. While the local sheriff quickly rules it a tragic accident, Sarah and her mischievous golden retriever puppy, Dewey, can’t shake the feeling that something doesn’t add up. The bookcase had been stable for decades, Gregory’s briefcase has vanished, and a rare first edition is mysteriously missing from the inventory.As Sarah digs deeper into the world of rare book collecting, she uncovers a web of old rivalries, professional jealousies, and suspicious authentications that all seem to center around the deceased collector’s prized Hemingway first editions. With help from her best friend Nina, elderly volunteer Frank, and Gregory’s devastated assistant Claire, Sarah begins to piece together a puzzle that spans decades and involves some of Willowbrook’s most respected citizens. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous her investigation becomes, and someone is watching her every move.In this charming cozy mystery debut, Sarah must use all her librarian skills of research, organization, and attention to detail to expose a killer who thought their crime was perfectly shelved away. With Dewey’s limited but crucial assistance, a threatening text message that raises the stakes, and a climactic confrontation that puts everything on the line, Sarah discovers that sometimes the deadliest secrets are hidden between the pages. Perfect for fans of classic whodunits and bibliophile mysteries, “Shelved for Good” proves that you should never underestimate a determined librarian with a nose for the truth and a puppy who knows exactly where to dig.