Release Date: October 3, 2023

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Carrie Singleton has more than her fair share on her plate: her job at the Clover Ridge Library, preparing for her wedding to Dylan Avery, and hoping that the local art gallery, run by Martha and Ron Mallory, doesn’t steal away one of her part-time employees. When Martha Mallory is found murdered in her art gallery. After a little digging Carrie finds that Martha’s murder was part of something far bigger and more dangerous than she could have ever imagined. And it all leads back to the art gallery.

This is the seventh book in the #hauntedlibrary mystery series. Ive read every single book in this series so far and absolutely love them! This book was a bit slower than the previous. It felt more anxiety ridden as Carrie deals with her issues regarding her upcoming wedding. I also would have like to seen more Evelyn in this book. This book is not the best in the series but it feels like it was being used to drive the series forward to the next book which I am eagerly anticipating. I highly recommend this series!!

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Story has charming cozy town setting and a unique heroine. The detailed information makes the reader not want to put it down. There is also lots details on where things take place and info on the characters.

Although the seventh book in the Haunted Library Mysteries series, Ms. Brook has presented a fresh new mystery for Carrie Singleton to solve.

The plot moved smoothly with just enough twists, turns and red herrings to keep me busily turning the pages to find out what clues Carrie or Dylan would find next. The secondary characters always play a big part in each of these books as they often provide clues to Carrie as she investigates. The suspect pool was very limited in this story, and I can honestly say that I was totally surprised by the reveal of the killer. A enjoyable addition to this cozy series.

A story with many twists and turns, but you know what? I loved it. The pieces of clues in this puzzle were complex and mysterious. They held my attention to the very end. Although Carrie’s character was annoying at times, with her nosiness, it was enjoyable and captivating nonetheless. This book entertained and engaged with intrigue and excitement on every page.

I thank NetGalley, Crooked Lane Books and the author for this ARC.
All views expressed in this review are my own and based on my reading of this book. Some of the comments were made as I progressed in this book and I have not tried editing them as it expresses my contiguous thoughts as I proceeded with the story.

This is a book in a long running series, the seventh in fact. It reads fine as a standalone although seems advisable to read earlier books to get series nuances.
For me this is the first book from this author.
The premise seems simple or is it?
The blurb acts as a nice teaser and puts the story in perspective. The book more so.
The story builds up cooking slowly. Carrie our protagonist is in the process of planning her wedding with her fiancée Dylan and as a program director plans the opening of a new part of the library. The reception is rudely interrupted by a lady who says they are trespassing and claims that this is her property. The lady Emily then turns up at other places claiming she owns them and we find out that the poor dear is suffering from dementia and is being looked after by her niece.
Carrie's husband runs a private eye organization and she herself brings her amateur sleuthing abilities to everything. He recently came into an inheritance of a valuable painting which is stolen as he is attacked a short time after possession. The person who handed him the painting seems to have fled. Dylan and Carrie find out that there is a group of art thieves operating who steal originals and create forgeries which they then proceed to sell to unsuspecting buyers.
When one of the art gallery folks, (a husband wife combo with a mafia relative partner), the wife Martha Mallory gets killed raising questions of her or her husband Ron's involvement in the forgeries. The death of Emily which seems like an accident also adds to the suspicions list.
Carrie springs into action with her team of ghost, cat, etc. and comes up with a list of prospective suspects and the investigative duo with Dylan start uncovering deeper stories.

The book has some annoying side shows like the ghost and cat which does not add to the story and in many ways slows it down. I can understand that they have played significant roles in previous books and this is where not having read any of the other books made me a little hamstrung. Not having significant roles here they could have been maybe just heard and not seen and read which would have improved the readability of this book for a new reader.
For series fans this may not be the case.
But bottom-line I can't say I didn't enjoy this one although not the sweet spot for me.
I will recommend the book.

In this mystery there are hints of trouble coming until the big bad finally does. There’s a build up to the mystery. The writing reminds me of Debbie Macomber if she did cozy mysteries. Carrie is an amateur sleuth that uses her ease of talking to people and being kinda nosy. You really have to use the subtle clues all throughout to piece things together. Her seeing ghosts is a fun bonus though not really used much in this book.

This is the 7th book in this series. I have read all the ones that come before it. It could probably be read as a standalone but I would highly suggest reading from the first. I will continue on this journey with Carrie.


Will post on Instagram closer to publication date however my review is on goodreads.

Carrie Singleton, program director, is getting ready for the opening of the new library addition. The reception is interrupted by an older woman, Emily Fielding, who claims she still owns the building. However, the building was sold and Emily is suffering from dementia. Emily also claims she owns other properties in Clover Ridge. Was her death accidental?
Dylan Avery, Carrie's fiancé, runs a private investigation firm and has recently inherited a valuable painting. When Dylan is attacked and the painting stolen, it is revealed that there is a group stealing valuable paintings, having forgeries painted and sold to unsuspecting buyers.
The Clover Ridge art gallery is owned and run by Martha and Ron Mallory. When Martha is murdered, the question arises as to whether she and/or her husband are involved in the forgeries. As Carrie looks into the backgrounds of people involved with the gallery, interesting information is uncovered. Will Carrie unmask
the killer before someone else dies?
#OverdueorDie #NetGalley

In this 7th book in the series, Carrie and Dylan are planning their wedding while Carrie excitedly opens the library's new space with artwork. When one of the art people she is working with turns up dead, Carrie springs into investigative action. Library ghost Evelyn does not provide much help in this volume, and library cat Smoky Joe continues to be a pain in the neck. Thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for providing an ARC.

Carrie Singleton is busy with her job at the Clover Ridge Library, preparing for her wedding to Dylan Avery, and hoping that the local art gallery doesn’t steal away one of her part-time employees. Her fiancé Dylan accompanies her to the beautiful home of Victor Zalinka—art collector and successful businessman—to select paintings for an art show at the library. While Carrie muses that Victor's home would be the perfect wedding venue, Dylan spots a forgery among the paintings in Victor's collection. Then Martha Mallory is found murdered in her art gallery. With the assistance of Evelyn, the library ghost; the resident cat, Smoky Joe; and the office manager of Dylan’s private investigation company, Carrie comes up with a long suspect list. During her investigation, Carrie stumbles across a terrible truth: Martha’s murder was part of something far bigger and more dangerous than she could have ever imagined. And it all leads back to the art gallery.

I never pass up a book in this series and have read most of them, so I thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read the newest one. This one focuses in or art forgery and is written well. The characters continue to grow and the descriptions of the area are so well done that I can picture it in my mind. I am going to go back and read the ones I missed as I anticipate the next one!

I found Overdue or Die by Allison Brook extremely difficult to get into. Although it is proficiently written, the first few chapters are so dry and lacking in anything interesting happening, I decided that the book was not for me. Rather than spend any more time reading a book I wasn't enjoying, I decided to put it into the DNF file.
It does have a lovely cover, though.
However, I do appreciate receiving the ARC of #OverdueorDie from #NetGalley .

Overdue to Die is the 7th book in the Haunted Ly series. It takes place in the town of Clover Ridge, CT. The main character is Carrie Singleton who works at the Clover Ridge Library as head of Programs and Events. There are the characters that have represented the town as well as the other ones that add to the story. Dylan Avery is her fiancé who owns a private investigation company with his partner, Randall MacDonald known as Mac. Al Tripp, Carrie's father works for them. She lives in a cottage on his family's property.

Other members of the library are Sally Prescott, director, Angela Prisco, Trish Templeton and Susan Roberts all work at the library and good friends of Carrie's. Marion Marshall is the children's librarian. Evelyn Havers is the ghost that lives at the library which only Carrie can see.

The story opens with Carrie and her great-aunt, Harriet at the hospital as her great-uncle, Bosco has had a heart attack. He is to remain in the hospital. Carrie's aunt and uncle live in town in a large Victorian house on the village green. While at the hospital Carrie and her aunt Harriet are in the hospital cafe and run into Babette an art teacher. She is sitting with Victor Zelinka, owns an import and export business and Leroy Gumm a painter.

The library has added a new addition and is going to have a grand opening. It was an old abandon house next to the library that was sold to the library by Albert and Marcella Whitehead. Marcella's family had bought the house years ago. At the reception it was interrupted by an older woman Emily Pierce Fielding who claimed that the house that was made into the addition still belonged in her family and she came to claim it. It was later proven that the property was indeed sold and that Emily was suffering from Dementia. She and her niece,
Taylor Reston, who is taking care of her were staying in town at the Inn on the Green.

Dylan had inherited a Terrance Haggerty painting which was valuable from his uncle Alex and left for a few days to close his uncles home and to collect the painting. He was meeting a Jack Winslow who was keeping the painting for his uncle. Carrie did not hear from him but later got a call that he was in the hospital. He was found unconscious and the painting was missing. Because of the painting was stolen they found out that there was a group who were stealing valuable paintings and copying them and sold them as originals.

The story picks up with the death of Emily who died falling down stairs, Martha who ran an art galley with her husband, Ron and Denny Sullivan whose father Mick is a mafia boss. A lot starts to happen which is too much to put on paper. I will let the reader enjoy the twists and turns of this story to the exciting ending.

I enjoyed the book and look forward to the next adventure of Carrie and Dylan with their upcoming wedding.

Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for this ARC.

Setting the Scene: There is a lot going on in Carrie Singleton's life. Her beloved Great-Uncle Bosco is hospitalized for a heart attack. Carrie and her fiance, Dylan Avery, are planning their wedding, and the new library building is busy with new programs, including an art gallery. When local art gallery owner, Martha Mallory, is murdered at her own gallery, the suspect list is long, and more than one asks for Carrie's and Dylan's help to prove their innocence. In their search for the truth, Carrie and Dylan uncover a much larger plot than anyone suspected.

What I Thought: Carrie and Dylan are one of my favorite couples, and they do not disappoint in this outing. Carrie is intelligent and while she does take a few risks, she is not given to TSTL moments. Dylan may be one of my favorites, in part, because he gets Carrie. While he is concerned for her safety, he accepts her need to follow clues and provides whatever support he can. The mystery is well plotted, and the characters likeable, both the regulars and the new ones. Evelyn, the resident Library ghost, seems to have less and less to do with the events in the books. In this one, she was rather annoying with her demands but lack of helpfulness.. Unless she takes a more proactive role in future books, it would not bother me to see her written out. That said, it did not detract rom my enjoyment, and I cannot wait for the next book.

Carrie should be planning her wedding to Dylan while in the midst of putting the finishing touches on the new library addition as well as planning events for the new space. However, on top of this is appears that she may have to worry about her assistant Susan leaving the library to work t an art gallery. It’s a good thing that Carrie is good at juggling things because on top of everything else, there is now a murder to solve.
Allison Brook does not disappoint in this seventh book in the series. The characters are delightful and the story flows well. Definitely looking forward to the next book in the series. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the opportunity to review this ARC.

I really enjoyed this book! This is a very well-written cozy mystery. I like that it kept me guessing until the end. This is a complex case with lots of twists and turns. Fun! I really like the characters and am looking forward to the next book in the series.

Carrie has her hands full in this one, the haunted library, a wedding to plan, keeping a part-time employee, choosing artwork and solving a mystery, whew! A great addition to the series.

As always Allison Brook has written a book that sucks you in and keeps you going. This cozy mystery read is the 7th book in the Haunted Library Mystery. This is probably my favorite book in this series so far. She creates characters that you love to love and love to hate.

This is the seventh book in the Haunted Library series. I really enjoyed this book. In this story, librarian Carrie Singleton and her fiancée Dylan are starting to plan their wedding but are having difficulty finding a unique and elegant place to have it. Carrie and Dylan want to get married in the next six months or so, and everything locally has been booked for months.

Carrie and her fiancée are invited to art collector Victor Zalinka's home to choose some art for the library's art show in the new wing. Dylan spots a forgery in Victor's collection and is distracted; however, Carrie imagines what a lovely location for a wedding Victor's home would be.

When local art gallery owner Martha Mallory is found murdered in her shop, Carrie becomes involved in the investigation at Victor's request, to clear his name. I enjoyed this book very much, and I'm looking forward to the book when Dylan and Carrie get married.

One of my favorite parts of this series is the library ghost Evelyn, however she was not as prominent in this book and seems a little disconnected to Carrie in this latest installment. Evelyn was friends with Martha when she was alive and wants Carrie to find the killer but seems irritated when Carrie's life prevents her from fully investigating. to Evelyn's satisfaction.

I do eagerly look forward to the next book in the series and enjoyed this book! My thanks to the publishers and #NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

I have loved this entire A Haunted Library Mystery series from Allison Brook! The character development and growth of Carrie have been so fun to follow along with. Allison Brook does an amazing job of weaving numerous mysteries within one story...and still leaving us wanting more! Evelyn, particularly, is a consistent mystery. Whenever one mystery about her receives an answer, it feels like 40 new questions and mysteries arise!

"Overdue or Die" follows Carrie through the treacherous world of black market art forgeries, murder, and mobs. After the death of local art gallery owner, Martha, a secret is revealed that shocks the town. Their beloved Martha was in the world of art forgeries! Was she the mastermind behind the whole forgery ring? When another death occurs, it leaves everyone wondering if it's coincidence or connected to Martha's murder. The death of a mob boss's son adds to the already complicated drama. As Carrie and Dylan work to untangle the mysteries, keep more murders from happening, and plan their wedding, one is left wondering if this time will prove to be too much!

The seventh book, Overdue or Die, is another great book in the series. The leading character, Carrie, feels very real and relatable. She's smart and rational - it's enjoyable following her thoughts and feelings. She didn’t have an ideal childhood and struggles some with relationships but she has grown a lot through the series. The author spends the right amount of time on her friendships and romantic relationship, as well as the mystery. I like that the stories (in the series) are written pretty close to each other, regarding the time they take place (I don't mean regarding how often the author gets one published - I appreciate the time given to write/edit so there aren't mistakes). Since the writing and character development is so great, the reader really gets to know the characters and one begins to feel a part of the group.

The murder mystery is interesting, it revolves around an art gallery as well as forged paintings. The library where Carrie works is expanding (in size and programs), which is fun to read about as well. The ghost aspect is just one tiny piece of the story. It’s really just one ghost who occasionally visits Carrie at the library. She just seems like another character/friend who happens to be a ghost. I can't wait for the next book. This is such a great series, I highly recommend it.

Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for this wonderful ARC. I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion. I will post this review to my blog, Goodreads, Bookbub, & Amazon accounts on the publication date, 10/3/23.

Overdue or Die is a wonderful addition to this addictive cozy mystery series. There is lots if suspense, plenty of red herrings. and likeable well developed characters. This is a good whodunit that kept me guessing until the end. My thanks to the publisher and netgalley for allowing me to Read and review this ARC. I highly recommend this book and cant wait to read the next installment in this delightful series.