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

Did not deign to

Mrs. Pimpernel, the head housekeeper,

Mrs. Hubbard, the head cook,

“George Eliot,” she read. “Aka Mary Ann Evans.” “She once said that ‘adventure is not outside man; it is within.’”

If one were to apply pressure to the rectangular shape in its center, which resembled a closed book, while also pushing on the cluster of arrows on each side of the rectangle, the locket would spring open. Cushioned inside was a key to the Eighth Wonder of the World. Storyton’s secret library.

Lachlan, head of Recreation and Storyton Hall’s Falconry Program,

Eloise Alcott of Run for Cover Books, his girlfriend and Jane’s best friend,

Maybe Walter’s Fins had to take this person out, and this man, this threat to Walter and to the secret library, had to be buried swiftly and covertly before anyone learned that he’d been here.”

incunabulum /ˌinkyəˈnabyələm/ I. noun an early printed book, especially one printed before 1501. II. derivatives incunabulist /-list / noun – origin early 19th cent.: from Latin incunabula (neuter plural), ‘swaddling clothes, cradle,’ from in- ‘into’ + cunae ‘cradle.’

Doctor Celia Wallace. But she insists on being called Celia.

forensic anthropologist

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.’”

By Stegner, Wallace /ˈsteɡnər/ (1909–93) US writer, teacher, and environmentalist; full name Wallace Earle Stegner. He taught at Stanford University 1945–71 and served on the National Parks Advisory Board 1962–66. His novels include The Big Rock Candy Mountain (1943), The Spectator Bird (1976), Recapitulation (1979), and Crossing to Safety (1987).

Violet owned Tresses Hair Salon

Phoebe owned the Canvas Creamery,

Anna worked at Storyton Pharmacy.

Mabel Wimberly, the proprietor of La Grande Dame Clothing Boutique,

Betty Carmichael. She and her husband, Bob, ran the Cheshire Cat Pub.

How Reading Changed My Life,

A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict,

The Man Who Loved Books...

Rare Books Un...

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry.

A place is not really a place without a bookstore.’”

The Secret Life of Bees,

The Bluest Eye.”

po-po /ˈpōpō/ I. noun — (the po-po or the po-pos) 1. (US) ‹informal› the police • he had no idea the po-po had been following him. – origin 1990s: reduplicated abbreviation of police.

Known as the Book Bandit, Stephen Blumberg had stolen thousands of books from museums and universities in forty-five states. The net worth of these books was over five million dollars, and that was back in the 1990s. Blumberg never had the slightest intention of profiting from his crimes, which earned him plenty of fans.

chromolithograph /ˌkrōmōˈliTHəɡraf / ‹historical› I. noun a colored picture printed by lithography, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. II. verb — [with obj.] 1. print or produce (a picture) by the chromolithographic process. lithography /ləˈTHäɡrəfē/ I. noun 1. the process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to repel the ink except where it is required for printing. 2. [Electronics] an analogous method for making printed circuits. The earliest forms of lithography used greasy ink to form aluminum plate wrapped around a cylinder. In offset lithography the image is transferred to an intermediate rubber-covered cylinder before being printed. II. derivatives lithographer /ləˈTHäɡrəfər / noun – origin early 19th cent.: from German Lithographie (see litho-, -graphy).

Hand

A tailpiece is the decorative typography or ornament found in the blank space toward the bottom of the page at the end of a chapter

“It was originally published as Mrs. Tanner’s Everyday Receipts,” Bart said. With an unsettling lack of emotion, he continued, “But later, it was known as The Devil’s Receipts.”

“Library: An Unquiet History, by Matthew Battles.

Letterpress printing is a technique of relief printing. Using a printing press, the process allows many copies to be produced by repeated direct impression of an inked, raised surface against sheets or a continuous roll of paper. A worker composes and locks movable type into the "bed" or "chase" of a press, inks it, and presses paper against it to transfer the ink from the type, which creates an impression on the paper. In practice, letterpress also includes other forms of relief printing with printing presses, such as wood engravings, photo-etched zinc "cuts" (plates), and linoleum blocks, which can be used alongside metal type, or wood type in a single operation, as well as stereotypes and electrotypes of type and blocks. With certain letterpress units, it is also possible to join movable type with slugs cast using hot metal typesetting. In theory, anything that is "type high" and so forms a layer exactly 0.918 in. thick between the bed and the paper can be printed using letterpress.

“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.”

Rumi poem

intaglio /inˈtalyō inˈtälyō/ I. noun 1. a design incised or engraved into a material • the dies bore a design in intaglio. 2. a gem with an incised design. 3. any printing process in which the type or design is etched or engraved, such as photogravure or dry point.– origin mid 17th cent.: Italian, from intagliare ‘engrave.’

ephemera /əˈfem(ə)rə/ I. plural noun 1. things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time. 2. items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity • Mickey Mouse ephemera. – origin late 16th cent.: plural of ephemeron. Current use has been influenced by plurals such as trivia and memorabilia.

Written records of man at his worst. The Library of Congress is right to preserve and display these things. It’s only by studying our history that we can learn from it. If things are hidden or destroyed, aren’t history’s mistakes more likely to be repeated?”

Broken Arm Bend, where rides come to an end, in Farmer Mackey’s field of corn. Yellow as the bus, try not to cuss, and next time, use your horn!

Vietnamese Egg Coffee

South Indian filter coffee.

“Half an ounce of Campari, an ounce of gin, rum, and fresh-squeezed orange juice. And to top it all off, a teaspoon of grenadine. It should be a cocktail of complex flavors. On the outset, it will taste sweet. However, there’ll also be a hint of bitterness. It’ll be vibrant and light enough to feel romantic, but will pack enough of a punch to serve as a reminder that people can die from a broken heart.”

John Ruskin, was this: ‘One cannot be angry when one looks at a penguin.’”

mousseline /mo͞osəˈlēn mo͞oˈslēn/ I. noun 1. a fine, semiopaque fabric similar to muslin, typically made of silk, wool, or cotton. 2. a soft, light mousse. 3. (also sauce mousseline) — hollandaise sauce that has been made frothy with whipped cream or egg white, served mainly with fish or asparagus. – origin late 17th cent.: from French (see muslin).

reticle /ˈredək(ə)l/ I. noun (N. Amer.) a series of fine lines or fibers in the eyepiece of an optical device, such as a telescope or microscope, or on the screen of an oscilloscope, used as a measuring scale or an aid in locating objects. – origin mid 18th cent.: from Latin reticulum ‘net.’

Philip Pullman, ‘We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of do’s and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence.’”