Crooked Lane
Published August 4, 2026
Reviewed by Meredith Frazier
Author Victoria Gilbert spent more than 30 years as a librarian, so it’s no wonder she is able to capture the normal, day-to-day details in the life of her character Amy Muir. Those details create a nice balance to the other side of Amy’s life, that of amateur sleuth. So while Amy juggles time with her husband and twins, researches questions for library patrons, cleans house, and pets her cats, there’s also always a line of tension running beneath the surface—and sometimes erupting right into the midst of Amy’s life.