Body In The Bookshop by Helen Cox

It's nearly Christmas in York, but it seems the season of goodwill hasn't touched everyone.

When DS Charlotte Banks is suspended from the police on suspicion of assaulting a suspect in the burglary of a local bookshop, librarian Kitt Harley and her friend Evie Bowes refuse to believe she is guilty. But why is she being framed?With Charlotte's boss DI Malcolm Halloran unable to help, Evie decides to take matters into her own hands.

Kitt takes little persuading to get involved too - after all, as well as Charlotte's career to save, there are missing books to be found!From the tightknit community of York's booksellers, to the most gossipy bus route in the country, Kitt and Evie leave no stone unturned to get at the truth behind the burglary. Then the discovery of a body raises the stakes even higher. For Evie, and now Kitt, this case is as personal as it gets.

Can they catch the murderer in time to turn a bleak midwinter into something merry and bright?

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Paperback, 19 Mar 2020.