I have loved every series I have read by Ellery Adam’s. The characters, the settings and their back stories. Nora has been delivering books to a recluse for years. On this visit she doesn’t come to the door in their agreed time limit so Nora calls. Once the phone is finally answered all she hears is the word help. Upon finding Lucille at the bottom of the steps, she’s on the hunt for the killer. Using the book that was left to her, she searches for the hidden treasure using the clues in the book.
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The Little Lost Library by E. Adams, published by Kensington Publishing is a Secret, Book, and Scone Society Novel.
This is my first book by this author and in this series and girllll, what a beautiful read that was. A cozy mystery that gives all the feels and had me guessing til the last chapter.
Blurb: Nora Pennington helps her bookstore customers find healing through the perfect book—while solving the town’s real-life murders with the help of her Secret, Book, and Scone Society members. Just a touch of magical realism and strong, female-driven stories are winning this series raves from readers and fans of Kate Carlisle and Lorna Barrett. When an elderly Miracle Springs resident, Lucille Wynter, arranges for Nora to deliver an order of books to her creepy, crumbling Southern Gothic mansion on the outskirts of town, Nora doesn’t expect to be invited in. An agoraphobic, Lucille doesn’t leave Wynter House. Nor does she invite anyone inside. But when Lucille doesn’t come to the door to collect her books, Nora begins to worry. Forcing her way into Lucille’s dilapidated home, Nora is shocked to find rooms packed to the ceiling with decaying books and a lifeless Lucille at the foot of her stairs. After reading a note left behind by Lucille, Nora wonders if her death was an accident. Did Lucille fall or was she pushed by someone seeking a valuable item hidden within Wynter House? Lucille’s children are clearly confident the house contains something of value, because they hire Nora to sift through the piles of books. As she digs, Nora can’t shake the feeling that hoarding didn’t cause Lucille’s fall. Soon, Nora’s interest with Lucille’s collection is cause for concern amongst her friends in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society—she’s even neglecting her bookshop. Then, Nora does find something valuable deep inside Wynter House—a revelation about Lucille’s past . . . and a secret worth a small fortune. But there’s someone who’d do anything to keep the truth hidden amid the tomes. The odds against them are stacked as high as the books, but it’s up to Nora and her friends to track down a villain with a literary lean before Wynter House’s lost library claims another victim.

So many thanks to NeGalley and Kensington for the opportunity to read The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams. I have been a huge Ellery Adams fan for many years. Her Secret, Book, and Scone Society series may be my all-time favorite, and this entry in the series was my favorite so far. There is much to love here - the strong, loving friendship of the four main women characters, the supporting characters, the bookstore, yummy treats to enjoy with coffee, and the authors and books so generously mentioned. Well done!