Once upon a spine - kate carlisle

San Francisco bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright stumbles through the looking glass in a tale of murder, rare books, and a quest for the perfect pie in the 11th installment of this series by a New York Times-bestselling author.

In the latest paperback in the New York Times bestselling series, murder sends San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright down the rabbit hole.

Brooklyns future in-laws are traveling from England to meet her, and if thats not enough to set her on edge, rumors abound that the charming Courtyard Shops across the street may be replaced by high-rise apartments.

Their trendy neighborhood will be ruined unless Brooklyn and her fianc , Derek Stone, can persuade the shopkeepers not to sell.

But with a rare edition of Alice in Wonderland causing bad blood at the Brothers Bookshop and a string of petty vandalism making everyone nervous, Brooklyn and Derek feel overwhelmed.

Then the owner of the Rabbit Hole juice bar is felled by his own heavy shelves, and the local cobbler lies dead beside him.

Things get curiouser and curiouser when a second priceless copy of Alice is discovered.

As the Brits descend, Brooklyn learns theyre not so stuffy after all.

Dereks dad is won over with chocolate cream pie, and his psychic mum would kill to help Brooklyn solve this murder--before another victim takes a tumble.