The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson, set in Prospero Books in LA, is a mystery uncovered one clue at a time that dragged on a bit too long. Miranda returns home for her Uncle’s funeral, who she hasn’t seen since she was 12, and finds that he left her his bookstore. Through the scavenger hunt he has left for her, each clue in a different book, she sets out to discover long kept family secrets

There are moments when the story did feel like a book lovers dream, with all the literary references in place, but overall it fell short; not enough character development of all the characters, and by the end it was too predictable among other things, no spoilers here. A mostly enjoyable read.