The Poisoned Crown (2007)
The Poisoned Crown
“It was her private theory that the books up there had a secret life of their own, reshuffling themselves unobtrusively during the night and hatching new titles that she had never acquired, things like Dandelion Walks of Southern England, A Collector’s Guide to Bedsteads, and children’s fiction from a duller past—Helens Midnight Pony, Alice Pulls It Off. She really must scale the heights more often and see what the books were up to. She was talking to them in an exasperated tone when Pobjoy entered the shop, and because she had never bothered to have a bell installed and he closed the door very quietly, she didn’t immediately hear him.
“What do you think you’re doing? Fifty Top Golfing Holidays! Not on my watch. Crochet for Beginners—that’s so boring it’s almost a style statement. Oh no—it’s Croquet. Even worse. Rhoda Rides to Glory— not another pony book? Good heavens, no, I do believe it’s vintage porn …”
“Hello,” said the inspector.
Annie dropped the book.
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