She sells books, eats well, and has a very large brain. Criminals fear her.

Meet Beatrice Valentine, a larger-than-life bookshop owner with a penchant for three things in abundance—delicious Italian food, vino, and murder. For decades she has sold used and rare books from her stylish-but-cluttered domain on New York City's legendary Book Row.

But when the eccentric antiques-and-books dealer next door is found dead, it's time to put down the cannoli and get to work. Aided by her long-suffering private eye nephew, Aunt Bea launches an investigation using her irrepressible talents for snooping, meddling, and outthinking the police. Pitted against Aunt Bea's brilliant deductions, murderers don't stand a chance.

Written by a winner of the Derringer Award for Short Mystery Fiction, Murder on Book Row is the first in a delightful series of light-hearted whodunnits set in a world of rare books and abundant snacks.

If you like charming puzzle mysteries, witty banter, and fiendishly clever solutions, you'll love getting to know the Book Lady.

Get Murder on Book Row today and delve into a page-turning case that's one for the books!