Review
CHAOS AT THE LAZY BONES BOOKSHOP by Emmeline Duncan
The First Halloween Bookshop Mystery
Capitalizing on the fact that an iconic Halloween movie was once filmed there Elyan Hollow has transformed itself into a year round Halloween themed town with shops such as Elyan's Mortuary and Deli Bottle Shop, Ghostly Gouda, and Baily Briggs' own Lazy Bones Books. Taking the reins of the family bookshop Bailey is spearheading the town's first literary festival, part of the town's popular Halloween festival. After a ghost hunting team wreaks havoc in her shop and her main speaker misses his first event Bailey needs to cool off. But instead of calm in the midst of the pumpkin maze she finds a dead body. As Bailey becomes a suspect she has to wonder, will her first literary festival be her last?
Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year, with cooler temperatures and all things spooky. Add a literary festival to a Halloween themed town and you can count me in! Bailey and her best friend Colby made a great first impression and there were also characters you loved to hate in Taylor and Hudson, people just looking to cause trouble. I liked how issues from the past resurfaced, including the mystery of Bailey's dad. The first Halloween Bookshop Mystery sets readers up for lots of interesting adventures to come.
A complex mystery, a unique Halloween setting, and a background of books make a fun start to a new series.
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