Kathleen (who is 17) works at Freemont Public library and she hates it. She dislikes the bossy librarian Miss Finch and she thinks the library is old, cold, and damp. One day Miss Finch leaves Kathleen in charge while she has to go to a seminar. Later that night Kathleen feels like she is being watched. Someone leaves some books in the book drop that have to do with death, torture... Passages are bookmarked, they seem like threats to her and she finds a slip of paper with the words "Horrors await you. Beware".

Kathleen eventually tells some of her friends about this, but they don't take her too seriously. Then they start having terrible accidents. A couple of Kathleen's good friends get run over by a car. Kathleen's home catches on fire. And then there's the strange messages at the scene of the crimes with books sometimes left with the victims, leaving clues. Who could be behind this, who can she trust??

This was a fun young-adult thriller from the 90's. I enjoyed the great setting, a creepy, old, run-down library. I was curious to find out who the murderer could be. There was an interesting cast of characters.

An entertaining mystery, great to read near Halloween! ( )