A Tourist's Guide to Murder (Mystery Bookshop #6)

by V.M. Burns

“How did you come to open your own bookstore? I love books, and I think that might be something that I can do to support myself.” I explained to her that it was something my husband, Leon, and I always dreamed about doing because we were such big mystery fans. “I think the idea of being surrounded by books and sharing that love of mysteries with other people who love mysteries too had a lot to do with it.” I thought about Leon and smiled. “I remember one night Leon had just finished reading a mystery by Stuart Kaminsky. It was a Porfiry Rostnikov mystery. I think it was the fourth book in the series. Anyway, it was late, and he wanted the next book in the series. There was no local bookstore in North Harbor where we could get mysteries. The closest bookstore was in River Bend, Indiana, which was thirty minutes away.” I looked across at her and smiled as the memory came back. “This was before you could just go online and download the books. It must have been ten o’clock at night, and he threw his clothes on over his pajamas and drove like a crazy man to get to the big-box bookstore before it closed.” I chuckled. “He made it with ten minutes to spare and picked up the next three books in the series. On the drive home, all he talked about was how nice it would be to own a mystery bookshop where we could get any book we wanted whenever we wanted.” I sat there and allowed the warmth of the memory to flood my being. “How nice,” Lavender whispered. I laughed at her reverential to...