Mystery Book Club

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The Burglar in the Library by Lawrence Block

Bookseller and burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr planned a romantic weekend at a New England inn with his girlfriend in the hopes of stealing a first edition of The Big Sleep from the inn’s library. But when she announces that she can't go with him because she's getting married, he brings his best friend and his cat instead. Then a surprise guest appears, another guest is found dead, and everyone is snowed in with no way to reach the outside world.

Spring 2026 – Booked for Murder – For those of us who love to read, libraries and bookstores are special, treasured places. It’s no wonder that some authors have made librarians and booksellers the heroes/heroines of their detective novels. Here are five of the most famous.