Hoping to improve sales, not only at the little (mystery) book store where she works, but also the small town she now lives in, Annie Murray comes up with the idea for a town wide mystery-themed book festival. Store owners, all but one, agree to participate. Turn out is better than expected, all is going well, until one group of 'clue hunters' comments on the realistic body in the hidden room. There wasn't supposed to be a body in the hidden room, and so the adventure begins! Many of the participants are former college friends, many who have not seen each other in years, so why are they all turning up here, now? To me, The Body in the Bookstore, the first in the Secret Bookcase Mystery series by Ellie Alexander seemed to drag at first, with too much emphasis on a past incident in Annie's life. Keep reading! It wasn't too long before it was a page turner. :-)

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