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The Broken Spine de Dorothy St. James
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The Broken Spine (original: 2021; edição: 2021)

de Dorothy St. James (Autor)

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Fiction. Mystery. Trudell Becket, known to her friends as Tru, finds herself in a bind when her library in lovely Cypress, South Carolina, is turned into a state-of-the-art bookless "technological center." A library with no books breaks Tru's book-loving heart so she decides to rescue hundreds of beloved tomes slated for the town dump. Under the cover of darkness, Tru, along with her best friends-coffee shop owner Tori Green and mysterious bestselling author Flossie Finnegan-Baker-set up a secret bookroom in the library's basement and prepare to open it to their most loyal, trustworthy patrons. But as Tru and her crew are putting the finishing touches on their new book room, the town manager, who was behind the big push for the library's transformation, is crushed by an overturned shelf of DVDs. Tru becomes the prime suspect as she hadn't hid the fact that she hated having all of those wonderful books replaced by tablets and computers. Tru knows she's in a heap of trouble, and it doesn't help that the officer in charge of the case is her old crush from high school, who broke her teenaged heart. To keep herself out of jail and her beloved bookroom up and running, Tru-with the help of Tori, Flossie, and a brown tabby stray cat named Dewey Decimal-decides to investigate.… (mais)
Membro:Viamonte
Título:The Broken Spine
Autores:Dorothy St. James (Autor)
Informação:Berkley (2021), 320 pages
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Etiquetas:Mystery

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Cute story, but ex-library books, if stamped with library’s name, with glued-on card holder, and after 20-50 years of being handled and stained and cover-torn… are no longer “collectible” even if first editions the day they were bought! $5 tops!! ( )
  UPMarta | Mar 18, 2024 |
Governing bodies of city libraries vs virtual libraries. Conflict and cooperation. Coffee shop addition. Secret book shared stash.
  CoriatLib | Jan 6, 2023 |
Tru is not following the rules and, well, … sometimes a librarian has to do what a librarian has to do. When the town library upgrades to digital and removes every print book, Tru and a band of friends have taken it upon themselves to save as many as they can by secreting the books bound for the landfill into a secret basement room. When the man who ordered the books gone is found murdered, Tru, one of the more vocal against this idea, is on the shortlist of suspects.

From the start of the book, which began with a short history of the printed book (very informative I must say) until the last page, this book was pure reading enjoyment. The big question is…” Why did the library have to ditch the books in order to go digital?” I thought about my city library with its maker lab, 3D printers, digital music stations, and hacker labs and yet, on the day before the pandemic shutdown, they checked out a record 206,000 books. My heart bled for Tru and her flummoxed patrons. The next question that nagged at me was of course, “whodunnit?” I thought I knew, just because that person was very unlikeable I suppose, but then it could be this or that other person for really good reasons, but I really liked most of those people. I was right, but for all the wrong reasons, which is just fine with me. it was fun getting there.

More important than a good mystery at the beginning of a new series are the characters. The author doesn’t skimp here at all. From Tru’s core circle of friends and acquaintances to her regular patrons, each adds a bit of story goodness. Then there are the secondary characters, the ones you just know you are going to love to hate in the coming books. Then there is Dewey. I knew from his first page he was going to be wonderful.

So why should you read this book? Because it is enormously entertaining with characters that you will become attached to, characters that you will become attached to with a spunky protagonist that represents the book lover in all of us. ( )
  Ireadwhatuwrite | Jun 23, 2022 |
The author's dedication for the opening novel of a new series is beautifully written as her personal tribute to librarians. It also brought to mind the librarians that have touched my own life over the years.

"For the librarians
Those who inspire
Those who teach
Those who are the warriors
And for those who introduced me to the power of the story, I’m forever grateful."

I loved how the cozy began with "A (VERY) SHORT HISTORY OF BOOKS By Trudell Becket, Assistant Librarian."

It was the perfect introduction to Trudell (Tru for short) Becket, Assistant Librarian at a public library in Cypress, South Carolina, and her passion for the town and library that has been the center of her world both professionally and personally for the past 13 years. Duggar Hargrove, the town's new town manager has plans for Cypress...big plans. Duggar wants to modernize every aspect of Cypress and as part of his big plans the library will also be modernized replacing books with computers and tablets. Head librarian, 79-year old, strict Mrs. Farnsworth and Tru both have trouble fathoming a bookless library but Tru has plans of her own even though she dare not breathe a word to Mrs. Farnsworth. As Tru begins to put her plans into effect a stray tabby cat has decided to investigate the library. The stray cat charms his way into Tru's heart and she names him Dewey and is a welcome addition to this wonderful cozy.

For all who love books, for all who love libraries, for all who love librarians, for all who love playful and purring felines, for all library patrons, this cozy is simply enchanting from cover-to-cover. I can't wait to continue reading this series. It's a bibliophile's delight! ( )
  FerneMysteryReader | Oct 26, 2021 |
The Cypress library in South Carolina is about to fall victim to a technology overhaul which will eliminate all of its physical books, replacing them with a digital catalog. The head and assistant librarians, as well as many of the patrons, are not happy about this new development. Although their disapproval is openly expressed, their feelings fall on deaf ears. The library conversion will take place. But in the midst of this transition the town manager who was in favor of the new changes is found dead, crushed under the weight of an overturned shelf of DVD’s. There are several suspects, including the assistant librarian, Trudell Beckett, who loved the library’s precious books. Admittedly, Tru has some secrets of her own, but she insists she’s innocent of this crime. Nevertheless, she remains on the suspect list. Tru has a few theories of her own about who may have killed Duggar Hargrove, and sadly her best friend, Tori, is on her list of suspects. So when someone is arrested and taken into custody for the murder, Tru should be relieved. Unfortunately, she isn’t convinced of the culprit’s guilt, and she’s intent on finding who the real killer is. Will she get to the bottom of what really happened before someone shuts her up for good?

I enjoyed this cozy mystery. The cast of characters were lively and diverse—from young to old, ditzy to feisty. Their personalities were entertaining and I found myself chuckling out loud on quite a few instances. I had difficulty determining who the murderer was which added to my enjoyment of the book. A number of the characters had motive, and the revelation at the end was both believable and creatively executed. And what’s a cozy mystery without an animal’s presence? Dewey (short for Dewey Decimal), Trudell’s brown tabby cat, was a nice addition to the story.

The audiobook narrator had a pleasant voice and I was impressed by how well she performed both male and female characters, young and old. My only complaint is that her breathy inhalation’s were noisy and distracting at times. If editing could somehow remedy this issue I would give her an A+.

Overall, I was very pleased with The Broken Spine and would definitely recommend it.

Thank you, Tantor Audio, for a complimentary download of The Broken Spine. My opinion of the book expressed in this review is entirely my own. ( )
  Lauigl | May 14, 2021 |
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Fiction. Mystery. Trudell Becket, known to her friends as Tru, finds herself in a bind when her library in lovely Cypress, South Carolina, is turned into a state-of-the-art bookless "technological center." A library with no books breaks Tru's book-loving heart so she decides to rescue hundreds of beloved tomes slated for the town dump. Under the cover of darkness, Tru, along with her best friends-coffee shop owner Tori Green and mysterious bestselling author Flossie Finnegan-Baker-set up a secret bookroom in the library's basement and prepare to open it to their most loyal, trustworthy patrons. But as Tru and her crew are putting the finishing touches on their new book room, the town manager, who was behind the big push for the library's transformation, is crushed by an overturned shelf of DVDs. Tru becomes the prime suspect as she hadn't hid the fact that she hated having all of those wonderful books replaced by tablets and computers. Tru knows she's in a heap of trouble, and it doesn't help that the officer in charge of the case is her old crush from high school, who broke her teenaged heart. To keep herself out of jail and her beloved bookroom up and running, Tru-with the help of Tori, Flossie, and a brown tabby stray cat named Dewey Decimal-decides to investigate.

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