Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates follows librarian extraordinaire Lucy as she gets embroiled in another murder investigation after a famous local author is killed on her deck. This time Lucy also has to deal with a widow who has made it her mission to call out Lucy in her pursuit of high office. The case gets more complicated as a group of grieving fans have made Lucy's backyard their grieving grounds. And on top of that, Lucy needs to find a replacement author for her upcoming book festival. 

I feel a sense of nostalgia when it comes to this book, I mean we are 12 books in after all. I did like this one a lot though. My favorite part was the resolution of the case, I thought it was so funny how they apprehended the killer. My least favorite part was that Lucy acted like a doormat when the widow came calling to her house and then at the library. In both occasions Lucy did not act like the take charge librarian we know she can be. I had to deduct a star for that. I'm also glad to see Connor's relationship with Lucy growing, I thought that was sweet. I'm also looking forward to seeing this new detective need help in upcoming books. 

Overall I recommend this book but I think it would be even sweeter if you read the whole series before you got to this book, however it is not necessary to read this one in my opinion. 

Thank you to NetGalley, Crooked Lane Books, and Eva Gates for giving me the opportunity of reviewing this ARC. All opinions are my own.