If you, like me, grew up devouring Nancy Drew books, The Library Game will bring your mind back to those times. No flashlight under the sheets needed. Just a belief in the possibility of ghosts and a love of locked room murder mysteries.
A builder of hidden rooms, Tempest Raj, is planning a mystery game. During the rehearsal, an actor is found dead. Later, the body has vanished and a ghostly voice is heard crying for help. Since the play’s cast includes well known magicians, the police are not convinced that a crime was committed. Is the actor dead? Or is it a magic trick gone fatally wrong? Tempest must find the answer even if it kills her.
I had great fun reading this book even though some serious suspension of belief was necessary. Fans of The Prestige and other magic-based mysteries along with fans of classic locked room mysteries will be especially enamored of The Library Game. 5 stars!
Thanks to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an advanced review copy.