Mayhem in Circulation is the second book in the Larkspur Library cozy mystery series by Leah Dobrinska. I absolutely loved the first book in the series [book:Death Checked Out|62896651] and was very excited for this new installment. It definitely did not disappoint.

The book is set in the small town of Larkspur, Wisconsin. This is a delightful cozy mystery about Larkspur, a small town in Wisconsin.

The main character, Greata Plan is preparing for the Fall Festival in town and the publicity in the Midwest Now paper.

Things are not going well as there is someone in town sabotaging everything. Then when the reporter from the Midwest Now is due to arrive, there is a body found.

Greta and her friends set out to investigate the murder and save the Fall Festival.

This was such a fun cozy mystery. If you are looking for the perfect fall cozy, this is it.

This can be definitely read as a stand-alone book, but Death Checked Out is equally fantastic.

Greta Plank and the gang are back and ready to solve another murder in this sequel to Death Checked Out!

This time, the fall festival is fastly approaching and things are getting bad. Vandalism, murder and shady characters all around and Greta's friend has gone missing.

I really wanted to enjoy this one, but it was difficult to connect with. I felt like there was less chemistry between the characters and no one really cared about the murder victim. All of the suspects were unlikable to the point where I almost thought every single one of them committed the murder together. 

I also know this author writes closed door romances, which is fine, but the main character and her love interest still hasn't even held hands by the end of this one so I found myself losing any investment into that.

I will say that the mystery elements kept me on my toes and I was guessing almost to the end. I like when books make me second guess myself. 

I give this read 3 stars. 

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Greta & her sleuthing are back for another stroll through Larkspur! I was so excited to grab this book off NetGalley!

Larkspur sounds wonderful & I still want to go visit there. While there’s some weird stuff going on, it still has that small town, close knit vibe that I love so much.

Greta is such a lovable & relatable character! She’s kind, loves reading, and works at the library. She’s also very community oriented! She loves her small town and (most) of the people who live there.

Then there’s Detective McHenry. His banter with Greta is *chefs kiss* He’s sweet, funny, and means business.

As with Death Checked Out I loved all of the side characters as well. I enjoyed reading more about Josie and Iris—and all of the other characters that make Larkspur amazing.

The entire time I kept thinking I knew what happened. Mayhem in Circulation definitely kept me guessing!

Leah knows how to write a good cozy mystery, that’s for sure!

This is a delightful cozy mystery about Larkspur, a small town in Wisconsin.
Local librarian Greta Plank and her library posse are helping prepare the town for the Fall Festival and its profile in the publication Midwest Now. Things do not go according to plan. Somebody is sabotaging the town, and the day the reporter is set to arrive, someone is found dead.
As a librarian, I was really fascinated by this book. I especially enjoyed Greta and McHenry’s interactions. The book gave off major cozy fall vibes, and I would have really loved to go there and spend time with the librarians around town or at Mugs & Hugs.
The book will keep you on your toes wondering who is behind it all.
This is a great book to read on a crisp fall day with a nice cup of cocoa and a warm blanket.

I hadn't read the first book in this series, but I really adored this book. I liked Greta and all the cast of characters of the small town of Larkspur. I would love to visit. Being a librarian I loved all the interaction within the library and loved all the fall vibes.
A nice cozy fall read.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC.

I was first drawn to this book because of the cover and the fall vibes. I didn't realize that this book was the second in the series and I didn't read the first book. I still found the book enjoyable and it reminded me a bit of the show the Gilmore Girls. The cute festive fall festival, the friendships and the small town vibes make it for a perfect cozy fall book.

This was such a fun little read! Perfect for this time of year!

Full of romance and cute characters, I think I preferred this to the first book in the series!

My only reason for 4 stars is that the pace was a little slow but this is definitely a well rounded, character driven book!

There's something about this series that just has me hooked! I really enjoyed this book, so much resonated with me especially that the main characters are involved with the library. It's fun, sweet, mysterious, and just good. The characters are very relatable, and you feel like you know them as you're reading them. The story, the plots, everything works together for a great story. This is the second book in the Larkspur Library mystery series and although I don't think it's necessary to read the first one to follow the second one, you'll miss out on a lot fun. Very good book, highly recommend!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

This is a cozy mystery from start to finish. It moved a bit to slowly and quietly for me, but I enjoyed the setting of Northern Wisconsin in the fall and the librarian protagonist.

This is the perfect fall read. I’m actually so sad that it doesn’t come out until December so I can’t force all my friends to buy it. It gave me all the autumn feels through the great characters and fun plot. I highly recommend it.

The town of Larkspur is a cozy mystery lover’s dream! Mayhem in Circulation lives up to its name with a twisting mystery and go-getter sleuth that will keep readers turning pages until the very end.

Librarian Greta Plank has quite a to-do list. Larkspur, WI, is preparing for its Fall Festival and a special travel publication showcase, only to have both sidetracked by the sudden murder of the town’s mayor. To avoid Larkspur from spiraling into mayhem, Greta and her friends vow to track down a cunning killer who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Leah Dobrinska’s writing feels like being greeted at the door by an old friend with a cup of warm tea in hand. My second visit to Larkspur proved just as charming as the first, and while it was fantastic catching up with Greta, Iris, and Josie, I must commend Dobrinska on how well she portrays her male characters. Detective McHenry and Ed Kennedy stole my heart this time around.

And then there’s the mystery: Mayhem, indeed! Just when you think Greta and her friends are safe from harm, Dobrinska surprises readers with another twist, another shock. A heart-racing mystery that I devoured.

Dobrinska continues to delight with her Larkspur Library Mystery series. I can’t wait to see what trouble Greta faces next!

this wasn't my cup of tea but I still enjoyed it and had a fun time
thank you netgalley and the publisher for an arc

This was the second in the larkspur library series. I have enjoyed both books in this series so far. This book is a good cozy mystery, main character Greta is the head librarian, and she gets thrown in the middle of yet another mystery in her town of Larkspur. She is a fun and spunky character. These books are a little cheesier than some of the cozy mysteries I usually read, and at times I found myself rolling my eyes, but overall I enjoyed it and it was good as an easy and mindless read which I needed. I think you would enjoy this book if you enjoy cozy mysteries and are looking for something easy and relaxing to read.

I received an advanced copy from the publisher through netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Okay, so at the beginning I did find it a little slow to get into, but to be fair I find that with most novels. However it shortly became an addicting read I couldn’t put down! It’s a great cozy murder mystery novel with a hint of romance which I really liked. I did wish it touched a little bit more on the romance between the main character and her love interest, but it was still great nonetheless. The characters were well written and I liked all of the side characters. I’m excited to read more!

Librarian-turned-sleuth Greta Plank is back in the second installment of the Larkspur Library Mysteries!

First of all, when I initially downloaded the eARC for Mayhem in Circulation, I didn’t realize that it was a sequel- but immediately grabbed a copy of the first book once I did! I’m very glad that I chose to read part one before proceeding. I think part two could be read by itself, but my reading of it was greatly enhanced by knowing how the story all began. I’d definitely recommend readers start there, because the first novel does a better job of establishing setting and characterization than the second!

That said- Mayhem in Circulation did not fail to deliver on the promise: a sweet, cozy, and bookish mystery set in the Northwoods of Wisconsin in autumn. The small town of Larkspur has everything a reader could possibly want: first and foremost, a welcoming library staffed by Greta and her two best friends, the ubiquitous corner cafe, a sparkling lake, a hunky police detective, and a host of friendly (and not so friendly) neighborhood characters.

In this second volume, the mayor of Larkspur has been found dead in front of city hall right before the big fall festival she had been planning. Who is responsible? The deputy mayor with political ambitions of her own? The fractious neighbor who resents the intrusion of tourism the festival may bring? Or the shady journalist with a hidden past? There’s enough misdirection and plot twists happening at every turn that the reader can never be sure which way the clues are leading.

I felt like the plotting and editing for this one could have been tighter, but overall I enjoyed the mystery and want to read more in the future. I especially look forward to discovering what will happen with the burgeoning romance between Greta and Detective McHenry! For cozy mystery fans, this series delivers on all the vibes and twisty whodunnit suspense one could hope for.

As the town of Larkspur is getting ready for their fall festival tragedy strikes and their mayor is found dead and on the day a reporter is due to arrive. Greta Plank local librarian wants to defend the small town so takes the sleuthing into her own hands. Has someone local got a vendetta against the town or is an outsider trying to sabotage them?

This was a fun small town cosy mystery. If you're a fan of the TV movie mysteries you'll love this. This was fast paced and gripping and there was always something going on. This was well written with well rounded characters and great friendship dynamics. I only wish the romances had been explored a little bit more.

Highly recommend.

This cozy mystery is perfect for fall! We follow Greta as she and the hunky detective, McHenry, work to solve a murder in the small town of Larkspur. This story included plot twists that kept me engaged without raising my pulse. The middle lagged a little for me but this was a solid 3.5 ⭐️!

Thank you to NetGalley and Best Level Books for the ARC.

What a perfect addition to the Larkspur Library Mystery series! Greta is the perfect mix of Nancy Drew and Jessica Fletcher. And the quaint town of Larkspur is on the verge of surpassing Cabot Cove's crime rate!

One of my favorite aspects of cozy mysteries is the small town and the many characters that live there. In book two we had the opportunity to see more town life, visit with some characters we met in the previous book and meet some new faces.

I LOVED seeing the relationship between Greta and McHenry slowly build and I am hopeful we will see some more romance between them in the next book.

The mysteries were SO good. I was pretty surprised up until the last few pages before the reveal!

If you are a fan of and of the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries ( Aurora Teagarden, Murder She Baked, etc.) you will definitely love this series!

Mayhem in Circulation

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“ Librarian Greta Plank is hard at work planning and preparing for Larkspur’s Fall Festival and regional tourism showcase which, if successful, will be a boon to the local economy. But disaster strikes and chances of a positive review look slimmer than a periodical’s spine when a series of pranks escalates and one of Larkspur’s own is found dead the same day the reporter is set to arrive.”

I really enjoyed kind of kicking my fall reads off with this one. The mystery had me guessing most of the book who did it which I love. The characters were written well and I can’t wait for future books to see how they develop. I will be going back and reading the first in this series now because I enjoyed it so much. I would recommend this one for a good fall cozy read.

Greta and the gang are back in this second book of the Larkspur Library Mysteries, Mayhem in Circulation.
I loved being transported back to this small Wisconsin town with all the cozy fall vibes. There is another murder in Larkspur that has Greta determined to find the one responsible. There were several characters with motive established in this mystery which made it a thrilling read. The red herrings throughout had me constantly guessing who done it. I didn’t figure out who the killer was until the very end, which is a well written book in my opinion! I could not put it down because I had to know what happened next! I love books with a strong female lead and unique or quirky side characters, and this one delivers!

Overall, this was a fabulously written cozy mystery with the perfect amount of romance sprinkled in. The author has written some of my favorite books and I’m pleased to say this one is no exception. I can’t wait to see what Greta gets into next!