The Cozy Mystery Book Club: Under Lock & Skeleton Key

Join us for our first cozy mystery book club in person at the Charleston Library!

Stop by and check out "Under Lock & Skeleton Key" by Gigi Pandian, read it at home while sipping a warm beverage and wrapped in a cozy blanket, and then join us at the end of October to discuss it!

"Under Lock & Skeleton Key layers architecture with mouthwatering food in an ode to classic locked-room mysteries.

An impossible crime. A family legacy. The intrigue of hidden rooms and secret staircases.

After a disastrous accident derails Tempest Raj’s career, and life, she heads back to her childhood home in California to comfort herself with her grandfather’s Indian home-cooked meals. Though she resists, every day brings her closer to the inevitable: working for her father’s company. Secret Staircase Construction specializes in bringing the magic of childhood to all by transforming clients’ homes with sliding bookcases, intricate locks, backyard treehouses, and hidden reading nooks.

When Tempest visits her dad’s latest renovation project, her former stage double is discovered dead inside a wall that’s supposedly been sealed for more than a century. Fearing she was the intended victim, it’s up to Tempest to solve this seemingly impossible crime. But as she delves further into the mystery, Tempest can’t help but wonder if the Raj family curse that’s plagued her family for generations—something she used to swear didn’t exist—has finally come for her." - Summary from the publisher

Stop by the Charleston Library to pick up your copy today, or find it on Libby or SimplyE!

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