About the Author

Victoria Gilbert, raised in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, turned her early obsession with reading into a dual career as an author and librarian. Victoria has worked as a reference librarian, research librarian, and library director. When not writing or reading, she likes to spend her time watching films, gardening, or traveling. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and International Thriller Writers and lives in North Carolina.

Reviews

Praise for Booked for Death:
“[A] charming series launch...Cozy fans and book lovers will be satisfied."
—Publishers Weekly

“A clever, sympathetic heroine and oodles of local color.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Gilbert introduces an intelligent, mature amateur sleuth, and a shrewd elderly sidekick in the first in a character-driven cozy series. The leisurely paced mystery offers complex characters with well-developed backgrounds and motives. Readers of Ellery Adams’s Book Retreat mysteries will appreciate this new series.” 
—Library Journal

“All of the hallmarks of a cozy.”
—Booklist

“Intellectually challenging...A solid addition to a popular cozy category.”
—New York Journal of Books

“A brilliant beginning for a cozy series.”
—San Francisco Book Review

“An enjoyable read with many interesting characters and twists and turns.”
—MyShelf

—BookPage

“A new favorite cozy mystery series...I cannot wait for the next book.”
—Fresh Fiction

“Interesting characters, a great setting and a fun story make this an enjoyable read.”
—Red Carpet Crash

“Holds reader interest from the first pages to the last with a mixture of family history, legend, duplicity, stealth, and audacity.”
—Midwest Book Review