Reopening Library Is Deadly....
A series debut- the Lakeside Library Mystery series. Protagonist, Rain, returns to her family cabin which comes complete with a lakeside library. The reopening of the library does not go well for Rain, however, when a body is discovered. Theories and gossip abound in the small town. Can Rain get to the bottom of the mystery? Enjoyable and entertaining cosy mystery with a likeable protagonist and a nice setting.

After the death of her husband Rain has decided to leave the city and live at her family’s lakefront home. Her mother, usually there, has asked Rain to open the family library for the community although it’s not what Rain really wants and finding a dead body on the property makes things even more difficult. When it becomes known her mother Willow knew the dead man and is somewhat blamed for his death, Rain feels compelled to look for the murderer.
This is the start of a new cozy series and while I found it okay there is nothing to really distinguish it from the many other cozily series out there.

Rain Wilmont has left her stressful job in the city after the death of her husband to take up residence at her family’s waterfront camp. This deal is so sweet, it even comes with a library job. She’s all set to reopen the library her mother used to run when she finds a dead body there. The dead man is a local property developer, whom Rain’s mother, Willow has been seeing. The locals immediately cast Willow as the murderess and it’s up to Rain to prove her mother is innocent by finding the real killer

This is an interesting addition to the cozy mystery genre. Rain returns to her family home, hoping to heal after the loss of her husband.
Upon her arrival, she finds the residents eager for her to open the small library her family owns, but unfortunately, she also finds a dead body, which leads to a whirlwind investigation.
I like the idea of this series, and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next.

Murder at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers was an early release copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Rain Wilmot drives her Ford Explorer filled to the brim with all of her possessions to her family's cabin. The cabin also is a local summer library in Lofty Pines. Rain, Julia and Marge - two neighbors, come across a dead man. After losing her husband, Rain had hoped to find peace and quiet at the cabin. However, there has been one problem after another since she arrived. Rain's mom is in Africa and her dad is in Japan. This story was an interesting read. The author wrote in a way to grab the reader's interest right away. A lot of twists and turns and stolen identities. I'd like to read the next in the series and see what new adventures Rain has.

Rain Wilmont has left her life in Milwaukee behind her and heads to her family cabin on the lake. She’s trying to recover not only from the loss of her husband in an accident, but from his betrayal. Hoping to remove herself from life and just hunker down and try to come to terms with things, she finds that life has a different plan for her when she reestablishes old friendships from her childhood.

The first evening at the cabin a body is found outside her home and Rain soon finds that there are lots of secrets and betrayals in her family, not just the one she is dealing with. Now she has to find out who the man that was murdered on her property is and whether her family is truly who she thought they were.

I had read a book in another series by this author and was not impressed. Then I picked this one up and realized it was the same author, but decided to give it a go. I’m glad I did. This has change my mind and I am a fan of this series. Looking forward to more time with the Lakers.