Review: The Library Game: A Secret Staircase Novel

The Library Game: A Secret Staircase Novel by Gigi Pandian
My rating: 1 of 5 stars









Under other circumstances, I might have loved a locked-door mystery. Unfortunately, this is one book that you most like SHOULD read the ones precious to this so you can understand what the heck is happening in this one and why. I couldn't make heads or tails out of this farce. I don't know; perhaps it's the cold meds I'm taking, but I don't really think so.

Maybe I'll try this again later, but the idea of magicians and hidden rooms, staircases, etc., as well as murder, just gives me an upset stomach.

However, please don't go by my review alone; please read some of the reviews written by the people who loved this book. Maybe you'll glean more insight from them.








*ARC Was supplied by the publisher Minotaur Books, the author, and NetGalley.

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SYNOPSIS: "In The Library Game, Tempest Raj and Secret Staircase Construction are renovating a classic detective fiction library that just got its first real-life mystery.

Tempest Raj couldn’t be happier that the family business, Secret Staircase Construction, is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Known for enchanting architectural features like sliding bookshelves and secret passageways, the company is now taking on a dream project: transforming a home into a public library that celebrates history's greatest fictional detectives.

Though the work is far from done, Gray House Library’s new owner is eager to host a murder mystery dinner and literary themed escape room. But when a rehearsal ends with an actor murdered and the body vanishes, Tempest is witness to a seemingly impossible crime. Fueled by her grandfather’s Scottish and Indian meals, Tempest and the rest of the crew must figure out who is making beloved classic mystery plots come to life in a deadly game.

Multiple award winning author Gigi Pandian masterfully weaves wit and warmth in the Secret Staircase Mysteries. Readers will delight in the surprises Secret Staircase Construction uncovers behind the next locked door."