This was a cozy read! The characters were likable, the writing was fun, and it held my attention! I’m excited for the release date to purchase the tangible copy!

This series is one of the first cozy mystery series I really enjoyed and 11 books in I'm still really enjoying it. Louise Jane has always been a frenmey of Lucy's but I've always enjoyed her and her ghost. She plays a larger role in this book and I really enjoyed it. There is a lot of investigating in this book that takes Lucy away from her library in this story and I was okay with that. The mystery was quite solid. I didn't guess the who or why and I liked that the police are working with Lucy very actively in this book after the events of the previous book. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

"Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery#11)" by Eva Gates aka Vicki Delany explores the art world. When a painting with seemingly no value (other than sentimental) goes missing and a guest of honor is found dead, Lucy gets pulled into figuring out what is going on. She teams up with Louise Jane quite a bit in this one, since it's her family's painting. It was nice to seem them really getting along and more friendly of a banter rather than Louis Jane being overly competitive or bragging.

The mystery was a bit different. Lucy did more digital leg work this time it seemed. It was more a happenstance that they finally figured out who the murderer was. With that, I did kinda suspect at least one part of what happened but it didn't quite happen like I was thinking.

This series is kinda starting to feel like it's reaching an end. It could keep going for a while, but more characters seem to be reaching a "happily ever after" moment.