Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Death at the University / That Sleep of Death | 2016 | Richard King | Buy |
| 2 | The Book Review of Death | 2017 | Richard King | Buy |
| 3 | A Brush with Death | 2018 | Richard King | Buy |
The Book Shop Mysteries follow Sam Wiseman, a Montreal bookshop owner who reads enough detective novels to think he can solve real crimes. In the first book, A Death at the University (2016), he discovers a professor’s body and teams up with Detective Gaston Lemieux to work the case.
The series is set against Montreal’s mix of English and French culture, and King’s own decades of experience as a bookseller give the setting an authentic feel. Three books were published between 2016 and 2018, with The Book Review of Death and A Brush with Death continuing Sam’s amateur detective career.