(H.W. Wilson Company, 2005) Burek Pierce, Jennifer
In real life, reference librarians field a
wide range of questions; in fiction, librarians-turned-amateur sleuths take on the classic murder question, “Whodunnit?” in addition to their library duties. A number of mystery series have come to feature
crime-solving librarians. The prevalence of these librarian-as-detective books, including the Aurora “Roe” Teagarden mysteries by Charlaine Harris and the Claire
Reynier mysteries by Judith Van Gieson, encourages consideration of features of the fictional librarian in her role as sleuth.