The murder of underhanded book scout Hunter Fox, found dead in a Catalpa Springs, Ga., alley during the Georgia Antiquarian Book Society Fair, drives Page-s delightful third Bookmobile mystery (after 2019-s Read on Arrival). Since Fox finagled or outright stole valuable books from Dot Moore and many other town residents, suspects abound. To the dismay of 76-year-old librarian and bookmobile driver Cleo Watkins, two of them are her cousin Dot and antiquarian bookdealer Henry Lafayette, her gentleman friend. Meanwhile, the police chief is so taken with bookseller Kitty Peavey, a Marilyn Monroe look-alike, that no amount of evidence will convince him to see her as a suspect, even though her relationship with the deceased seemed awfully friendly for a woman who claimed to be -pre-engaged- to the book society president. To catch the killer, Cleo lays a trap for someone that no one else has even suspected. Page offers a fascinating look at book collectors and their world. Cozy fans will look forward to seeing more of Cleo and her friends. Agent: Christina Hogrebe, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (May)

Book collecting goes south for the septuagenarian set when a librarian and her friends become murder suspects in the death of a shady dealer.Cleo Watkins, who's such a book lover that she captains the library's Words on Wheels bookmobile, is nothing but thrilled that Henry Lafayette, her gentleman friend, has arranged for the Georgia Antiquarian Book Society Fair to be held in Catalpa Springs. But when her cousin Dot decides she doesn't want dealer Hunter Fox selling her first edition of Gone With the Wind and other sentimental favorites, things go sideways fast. Hunter's claim that he's never met Dot before-and never took her books-so infuriates her that she stomps her foot in anger, and Hunter's claim is supported by flirtatious seller Kitty Peavey, a belle of the book-dealing ball who seems able to convince anyone of the male persuasion of her version of the truth. The most important man convinced that Dot is trying to take advantage of poor Hunter is professor Weber, head of the society and Kitty's "pre-fiancé." So while Dot complains to Cleo about the injustice of it all, the society members are treating Dot and Cleo both as undesirables. It's enough to make Cleo vow to get Dot's books back. Before Cleo can do much of anything, though, Hunter is killed, and suddenly Cleo and Dot's vow for justice sounds like the foundation of a murder plan, at least to the police. Cleo's got to find the killer to save herself, Dot, and even Henry, who's also implicated in the crime-oh, no!A niche read for book fiends and book lovers that won't raise anyone's blood pressure.