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'' If my imagination when awake possessed half as much creativity as my asleep one, I'd have a string of bestsellers on my bookshelf.''
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Title : Murder at the Bookstore
Author : Sue Minix
Publisher : Editions Avon Books
Gender : Policier
Publication date : 2023
Number of pages : 242
Synopsis :
She can write the perfect murder mystery… But can she solve one in real life?Meet Jen Dawson, mystery writer, coffee lover, and amateur detective?Crime writer Jen returns to her small hometown with a bestselling book behind her and a bad case of writer’s block. Finding sanctuary in the local bookstore, with an endless supply of coffee, Jen waits impatiently for inspiration to strike.But when the owner of the bookstore dies suddenly in mysterious circumstances, Jen has a real-life murder to solve.The stakes are suddenly higher when evidence places Jen at the scene of the crime and the reading of the will names her as the new owner of the bookstore …Can she crack the case and clear her name, before the killer strikes again?Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Lauren Elliott and Ellery Adams, this is an absolutely gripping new bookish cozy crime series that will have you hooked from the very first page.
Summary : !!SPOILER!!
After the succes of her first book, Jen got back to the little town of Riddleton to write her second book. But her friend Aletha got killed and it became an obsesion for Jen to get the killer and discover why he did that. Wha it because of the money Aletha won in the contest with her bookstore project: Ravenous Readers? Whas it her husband Tim? Jen tries to stay away from the case but when Russell tells her about the frictions in the couple, Jen couldn't help it but to play detectives and discovered that another winer of the contest got killed. She also heard about Marcus, Aletha's ex boyfriend but when she approched the truth, she almost got herself killed. But she couldn't stop searchingmoreover when she knew that Aletha left her the bookstore. She then worked with the police and they discovered that Russell was the murderer and that he was the son of the contst owner.
Review :
The least I can say is that it deserves its tag of cosy mystery. Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality, it's not a piece of art but it has nothing to envy of other mystery books that are far more famous.
However, the book is not without flaws. I guessed who the killer was at the midle of the book and some of the levers used to lead us down the wrong path have not been explained.
Despite that, there were no glaring inconsistencies, the connection between the progatoniste and her charachters was pleasant and all for all it was a story that I enjoyed discovering and I'm eager to read the second book that is waiting for me.
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