For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes The Weekend was Murder! from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. 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 real body she finds in Room 1927 ';A masterfully constructed, engaging read that[is] ingeniously plotted, fast-paced and lighthearted.' Publishers Weekly ';Fans will love wading through the myriad details and placing bets on the outcome.' Kirkus Reviews ';Mystery fans willenjoy trying to solve the various crimes.' School Library JournalFrom the Trade Paperback edition.