Murder in the Locked Library (Book Retreat Mysteries, #4)

by Ellery Adams

“A little library, growing larger every year, is an honourable part of a man’s history. It is a man’s duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life.” —Henry Ward Beecher

“‘Another fall, another turned page: there was something of jubilee in that annual autumnal beginning, as if last year’s mistakes and failures had been wiped clean by summer.’”

Their professions required that they spend countless hours in cramped spaces—walled cubicles, labs, operating rooms, offices—and when they dreamed of a vacation place, they dreamed of a setting with tall trees, rolling hills, and a wide swath of bright blue sky. They longed for the tranquility of muted phones and e-mails set

to out-of-office reply. Only with this combination could they hope to finally unwind, take a deep breath for the first time in a very long time, and pursue their love of reading.

I believe, that by pooling knowledge and sharing information, all disciplines benefit. The human race benefits.”

“A mountain keeps an echo deep inside itself. That’s how I hold your voice. I am scrap wood thrown in your fire, and quickly reduced to smoke.”