Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library

An icy cold murder and a library patron collide in Holly DanverΓÇÖs second Lakeside Library Mystery. A glowing wood stove,a cozy log cabinand shelves full of books are all Rain Wilmot needs to ride out the Wisconsin winternow that sheΓÇÖs made her familyΓÇÖs Lofty Pines library her year-round home. But the warm-hearted librarianΓÇÖs blood runs cold when local manWallace Bensonis found dead during the annual Ice Fishing Jamboree. After BensonΓÇÖs body is found in his ice shantyRain recalls that she recently saw the victim in her libraryborrowing a few cookbooks to prepare for the fishing tournamentΓÇÖs communal ΓÇ£chili dump.ΓÇ¥ She later finds these same books returned to the libraryΓÇÖs drop boxwith an enigmatic note from Benson to Rain. As Rain seeks to understand the messagethe prime suspect becomes RainΓÇÖs friend Nickwho was the last person to see Wallace alive and who returned to the Jamboree with a nasty cut on his hand. The knife found in his tackle box only makes NickΓÇÖs troubles worse. But Rain keeps fishing for other suspects. Was the killer Dannywho lost his arm to a logging accident involving Wallace? Or DannyΓÇÖs bitter fatherwhose dreams of retirement were dashed by his sonΓÇÖs accident? With the help of her friends Julia and JaceRain sets out to hook the real culprit and clear NickΓÇÖs name. But can her sleuthing skills protect her from a killer whoΓÇÖd like to take her out of circulation?