Cox, Darlene. A Little Bit of Larceny (Denver, CO: Outskirts Press, c2008) 314 p.

Miss Abigail Crittendon presides over the Logan (Iowa) Public Library. She is “tall and thin, with ash-blond hair gathered in a flattering French Twist. Dark blue eyes sparkled behind her glasses. I thought she was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen, not in a glamour-girl-Hollywood-starlet sort of way, but in a cool, reserved 'Myrna Loy' way.” (p. 7). But when dear old Miss Crittendon dies suddenly her young protege learns of her colorful secret past.