Meet Jane, a retired librarian who looking for a new challenge and a way to supplement her small pension applies for a job to archive eccentric collector Cam Clewes collection of rare books and artefacts.

And a challenge is exactly what Jane gets. When she finds a body in Cam's library, and Cam immediately comes under suspicion of murder.

However, Cam is determined to prove his innocence, believing his vast intelligence and deductive reasoning can easily solve the case.

Only with limited social skills, anxiety and a touch of agoraphobia. It's not quite as easy as he thought.

So, Jane steps in determined to find the killer. But to do that she has to ask tough questions and face the possibility that her new boss may actually be a killer after all.

And with a nice amount of mystery and likable characters. This was an enjoyable if a little slow paced read. That I'm sure fans of cosy crime will love.

My thanks to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an early copy of A Cryptic Clue. 😊