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Paperback
Series: The Jessamine Mysteries, Book 1
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher Price: $19.99
Publisher: Pomocray Press
Published: Nov 13 2026
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Jessamine, a librarian from New Zealand, is gobsmacked by her new job at Bent River County Public Library in rural Virginia. After escaping her abusive marriage, the struggling library isn't the haven she craved.
Powerful people in Bent River County run things for their own ends. They need to keep the library under their thumbs, symbolized by a bizarre taxidermied bear. Jessamine discovers they are willing to manipulate, intimidate, or even worse to keep their power.
First disbelieving, then determined, Jessamine refuses to let them bully her.
Jessamine fights back with her librarian super-powers of good books, sensible shoes, and a close-knit community of friends. She uses her librarian skills to ferret out the dark underbelly of Bent River County. But the poohbahs haven't given up. Defying them may cost Jessamine everything. Or she may save her home, save her community, and save her library.
The first book in the Jessamine Mysteries series.
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