Murder in Volume — D.R. Meredith

Reference librarian Megan Clark has a passion for fictional crime--but when she and her fellow book group members go from reading mysteries to solving them, they discover that real-life crime is more complex than the most puzzling whodunit...

The mystery lovers who belong to the Murder by the Yard book group have strong opinions about their favorite authors and series-some prefer classic Christie capers, while others devour the novels of modern mystery madam Sue Grafton. As leader of this vociferous and diverse bunch, Megan Clark must referee the group's heated debates. But when a particularly antagonistic woman is murdered after a meeting at Time and Again Bookstore, Megan and the other group members are prime suspects. Looking to their favorite sleuths for inspiration, the mystery fans launch an investigation-and discover that this brutal crime is just one chapter in a disturbing and deadly plot...