Book #2

Book #1 Tomes, Scones and Crones.
Jacqueline Finch is a lifelong book
lover, which is why it was a literal gift
from the Universe when she inherited
Three Tomes Bookshop at forty-eight.
But she's had a few adjustments to
make, including the fact that her bookshop seems to
be a haven for literary characters to come alive and
to stick their noses into things that aren't any of
their business-including Sherlock Holmes's landlady,
Mrs. Hudson, who is constantly bickering with the
dour housekeeper from Rebecca, Mrs. Danvers. And
then there are the three old ladies down the street,
whose resemblance to Macbeth's Witches Three
cannot be ignored. Nevertheless, Jacqueline is
happy in her new life and everything seems to be
going well even when she discovers that Dickens's
the Artful Dodger has come to life. Why Dodger
is here and what problem he's meant to solve for
some real-life person is the question-but in the
meantime, Jacqueline has to figure out how to
keep the light-fingered pickpocket from dipping his
hands into her customers' pockets and purses! She
manages to keep Dodger under wraps until a young
woman bursts into the shop claiming her husband is
trying to kill her.