I am. :) That's why I can't put it off either; it's from the library and it took me 4 months to get it - there 2 copies and both are always checked out with at least another 2-3 holds on them. I don't dare stall now, or I have no chance of getting it back before Christmas.
I read the summary last night and I can't figure out how it's been sitting on my TBR this long. It took a lot not to want to start reading it immediately!
I thought of you when I listened to 'Booked To Die' last year. It's grittier than a cozy, though, and some of the minor females characters don't fare too well, so I wasn't sure if it would be your cuppa. I'm thinking there were some other things you might find objectionable too. Unfortunately I'm fuzzy about whether they were in this book; one of the drawbacks of reading and watching so many mysteries and police procedurals. I do remember thinking it had kind of a Bosch like vibe; both Booked and the 1st Harry Bosch (The Black Echo) came out in '92.
Crap... really? I picked these up because my mom liked them. Leave it to her to keep surprising me. On the plus side, if they're Bosch-like, MT might really like them (I already have the first 3). :)
I haven't read the Bosch books but I do have the first three on my TBR pile after watching the TV adaptations. The similarity to Booked is probably superficial and may be just in my mind. :) Dunning's protag does leave law enforcement due to brutality charges before becoming a bookseller. I enjoyed it but just be warned there's some violence.
What about "Lords and Ladies" then? It's the next in the series, and it, too, contains plenty of fairy tale references ...
And, btw, it contains some of the best Greebo scenes ever.