The Weekend Was Murder
<b>For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes <i>The Weekend was Murder!</i> from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.</b><br>  <br>    Mary Elizabeth can’t wait for the weekend to begin at the Ridley Hotel, where a famous mystery writer and a troupe of actors are coming to enact a murder mystery for 150 amateur sleuths. Mary Elizabeth’s role is to discover the “body†in Room 1927, which is supposed to be haunted. But nothing prepares her for the <i>real</i> body she finds in Room 1927…<br>  <br> “A masterfully constructed, engaging read that…[is] ingeniously plotted, fast-paced and lighthearted.†–<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br>  <br> “Fans will love wading through the myriad details and placing bets on the outcome.†–<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br>  <br> “Mystery fans will…enjoy trying to solve the various crimes.†–<b><i>School Library Journal</i></b><br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>