Seven mystery novels where the crimes are motivated by books

Kate Carlisle is the New York Times bestselling author of the Bibliophile Mysteries, including The Book Supremacy and Buried in Books, as well as the Fixer-Upper Mysteries, including A Wrench in the Works and Eaves of Destruction.

The new installment of the Bibliophile Mysteries is Little Black Book.

At CrimeReads Carlisle tagged seven "stories that will take you on fun and twisty journeys into the mysterious world of crimes motivated by books," including:

The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis

This book knocked my socks off! Stories from 1913 and 1993 weave together to tell an intergenerational mystery set at the New York Public Library. The setting alone was enough to get me to buy, but toss in similar thefts of rare books eighty years apart, and I found it irresistible. I loved learning about the history of this significant building. Is there really a job that comes with an apartment tucked away inside and if so, where can I sign up? Davis deftly creates fully realized characters, and explores the complexity, limitations and frustrations of women in each of these two time periods. As Sadie hunts for the book thief in the 1990s timeline, she also solves mysteries in her own family and comes to know her grandmother almost as a contemporary. Beautiful storytelling.

Read about another entry on the list.

My Book, The Movie: The Lions of Fifth Avenue.

--Marshal Zeringue