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DEATH AND THE LIBRARIAN — Blue Ridge Library Mystery series, book nine

Published by Crooked Lane Books on July 8, 2025

It’s summertime in Virginia, but things are about to get out of hand when murder darkens the annual arts festival in this ninth installment of the critically acclaimed Blue Ridge Library mystery series, perfect for fans of Ellery Adams and Miranda James.

Despite their friendship, Library director Amy Muir has always had a few suspicions about wealthy art dealer Kurt Kendrick, who happens to have been the foster son of her husband Richard’s great uncle and the former best friend of her beloved aunt’s late husband. As closely entwined in her family as he is, Kurt’s murky past is occasionally concerning, especially since Kurt is also the godfather to Amy and Richard’s six-year-old twins.

When a visitor to their small, historic Virginia town is found dead after publicly accusing Kurt of committing a decades-old murder, Amy is determined to prove that Kurt didn’t kill anyone, in the past or the present. But the evidence Kurt’s accuser sent to Sheriff Brad Tucker before her untimely demise indicates otherwise. With Amy’s own aunt and other older town residents corroborating some of the details related to the first murder, and a witness placing Kurt near the scene of the second crime, it seems Kurt is doomed to swift, and severe, justice.

Amidst the fun and excitement of an arts festival that features the premiere of Richard’s new dance company, Amy faces her own challenging performance—balancing her work and family life while dancing on the edge of danger. With family and friends harboring suspicions about Kurt, and Amy bedeviled by her own wavering trust in his innocence, she must fight to uncover the truth before a hidden killer strikes again.

“Gilbert does a terrific job of keeping the pace while showcasing a realistic small town with relatable characters.” — First Clue

“A perfect cozy mystery, from the setting and characters to the pacing and plot development.”

–Library Journal

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Releasing in January 2026

Hunter and Clewe mystery series, book three

To be published by Crooked Lane Books on Jan. 13, 2025

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Hunter and Clewe are back in the third Hunter and Clewe mystery from acclaimed author Victoria Gilbert where a closed case is reopened after another member of a prominent family is murdered.

Cameron Clewe and Jane Hunter, lovers of all things bookish, are slowly cataloguing Cam’s private collection of first edition books acquired from the deceased patriarch of the wealthy Stewart family. When Jane finds a note from Kimberly Stewart Ward, one of the daughters of the Stewart patriarch–who supposedly committed suicide–she discovers someone was actually targeting her with the intention of killing her. Jane and Cam decide to look into the supposedly closed case, but their investigation becomes urgent when another member of the Stewart family is found dead from a drug overdose. The victim’s friends claim he’d been clean and sober for years and refuse to accept the cause of death.

Believing both cases to be connected, Jane and Cam resolve to solve them before any other direct heirs of the family are targeted.