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Better late than never
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New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2016.
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292 pages ; 21 cm.
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Carmichael
MYSTERY McKinlay, J.
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MYSTERY McKinlay, J.
Franklin
MYSTERY McKinlay, J.
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"In the latest Library Lover's Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Likely Story, a decades-overdue book puts library director Lindsey Norris hot on the trail of a cold case. When the Briar Creek Public Library holds its first overdue book amnesty day no fines for late returns the volume of incoming materials is more than Lindsey and her staff can handle. In a bind, Lindsey drafts the crafternoon ladies to help check in and sort the stacks of books. But one tardy tome catches her attention a copy of J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, twenty years past due. When Lindsey looks up the borrower, she's shocked to discover it was a murdered schoolteacher named Candice Whitley, whose killer was never found. Candice checked out the novel on the day she was murdered. Now Lindsey wonders if it could provide a clue to the decades-old cold case. No one noticed who brought the book back in, but could it be Candice's killer? Lindsey is determined to catch the culprit one way or another, because justice for Candice Whitley is long overdue.."--

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9780399583735

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"In the latest Library Lover's Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Likely Story, a decades-overdue book puts library director Lindsey Norris hot on the trail of a cold case. When the Briar Creek Public Library holds its first overdue book amnesty day no fines for late returns the volume of incoming materials is more than Lindsey and her staff can handle. In a bind, Lindsey drafts the crafternoon ladies to help check in and sort the stacks of books. But one tardy tome catches her attention a copy of J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, twenty years past due. When Lindsey looks up the borrower, she's shocked to discover it was a murdered schoolteacher named Candice Whitley, whose killer was never found. Candice checked out the novel on the day she was murdered. Now Lindsey wonders if it could provide a clue to the decades-old cold case. No one noticed who brought the book back in, but could it be Candice's killer? Lindsey is determined to catch the culprit one way or another, because justice for Candice Whitley is long overdue.."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

McKinlay, J. (2016). Better late than never. First edition. New York, Berkley Prime Crime.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

McKinlay, Jenn. 2016. Better Late Than Never. New York, Berkley Prime Crime.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

McKinlay, Jenn, Better Late Than Never. New York, Berkley Prime Crime, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

McKinlay, Jenn. Better Late Than Never. First edition. New York, Berkley Prime Crime, 2016.

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