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"The characters are interesting and the story is written to be continued.  Another book is planned and if it is good as the first, I’m sure it will lead to a popular series." Philip K Jones (aka The Ill Dressed Vagabond) reviews the debut novel from Felicia Carparelli - Murder In The Library. The book has recently been picked up for translation and will come out in Italian in early 2012. Here is Phil's review: "This book is a Sherlockian mystery only by courtesy.  The characters are knowledgeable about the Canon and there are Sherlockian echoes in the clues and...

Felicia Carparelli is a widely acclaimed Chicago based writer with pieces published in Nit and Wit, Rockford Review, Mediphors, Cybergrrl, Feminsta!, Red Booth Review, Chicago Sun Times, Library Journal, American Libraries and others. We caught up with Felicia ahead of the publication of 'Murder In The Library' this month to find out more about her and the book. What prompted you to base your thriller in a library? My first real job was as a library page when I was 14 years old at the Evergreen Park Public Library.  I worked as a library assistant when I attended the University...

It was no surprise to friends and family of Felicia Carparelli that the main character in her new thriller 'Murder In The Library' is a Sherlock Holmes fan. Felicia has been a big Holmes fan for as far back as she can remember. The book is released on 28th April and was a natural choice for MX Publishing as the UK's main publishers of modern Holmes pastiches. Managing Editor Steve comments: "We rarely publish straight crime fiction (as we mostly do pastiches and historical books), but we couldn't resist Felicia's fun thriller because of it's winding story around Sherlock Holmes....