Skip to Main Content (Press Enter) Toggle side nav
The Weekend Was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon

Look Inside

The Weekend Was Murder

By Joan Lowery Nixon

By Joan Lowery Nixon

By Joan Lowery Nixon

By Joan Lowery Nixon

Best Seller

Part of Mary Elizabeth Series

Part of Mary Elizabeth Series

Mass Market Paperback $7.99

Feb 01, 1994 | ISBN 9780440219019 | Young Adult *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

Ebook $7.99

Oct 31, 2012 | ISBN 9780307823489 | Young Adult

All Formats
+
    The Weekend Was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon
    Mass Market Paperback $7.99
    Feb 01, 1994 | ISBN 9780440219019
    *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

    Also available from:

    See All Formats (1) +

    Paperback
    –

    • Mass Market Paperback $7.99

      Feb 01, 1994 | ISBN 9780440219019 | Young Adult

      Also available from:

      *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

    Ebook
    +

    • Ebook

      Oct 31, 2012 | ISBN 9780307823489 | Young Adult

      Available from:

    Buy the Ebook:

    About The Weekend Was Murder

    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 will…enjoy trying to solve the various crimes.” –School Library Journal

    About The Weekend Was Murder

    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 will…enjoy trying to solve the various crimes.” –School Library Journal

    Also by Joan Lowery Nixon

    A Dangerous Promise
    Circle of Love
    Keeping Secrets
    Land of Dreams
    Land of Promise
    See all books by Joan Lowery Nixon

    Also by Joan Lowery Nixon

    A Dangerous Promise
    Circle of Love
    Keeping Secrets
    Land of Dreams
    Land of Promise
    See all books by Joan Lowery Nixon

    About Joan Lowery Nixon

    “In every story I write I give a great deal of thought to the main character, because the story is his, or hers. The direction of the story is determined by the main character’s ambitions and reactions. The main character… More about Joan Lowery Nixon

    About Joan Lowery Nixon

    “In every story I write I give a great deal of thought to the main character, because the story is his, or hers. The direction of the story is determined by the main character’s ambitions and reactions. The main character… More about Joan Lowery Nixon

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Laurel Leaf
    Feb 01, 1994 | 208 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780440219019

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Laurel Leaf
    Oct 31, 2012 | 208 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780307823489

    Inspired by Your Browsing History

    Buy other books like The Weekend Was Murder

    ‹ ›
    Montmorency
    Montmorency
    Eleanor Updale
    Whispers from the Dead
    Whispers from the Dead
    Joan Lowery Nixon
    Something Rotten
    Something Rotten
    Alan M. Gratz and Alan Gratz
    Something Wicked
    Something Wicked
    Alan M. Gratz
    Inside the Maze Runner: The Guide to the Glade
    Inside the Maze Runner: The Guide to the Glade
    Random House
    Are You in the House Alone?
    Are You in the House Alone?
    Richard Peck
    The Wrong Hands
    The Wrong Hands
    Nigel Richardson
    Don't Scream
    Don’t Scream
    Joan Lowery Nixon
    The Name of the Game Was Murder
    The Name of the Game Was Murder
    Joan Lowery Nixon
    Driver's Ed
    Driver’s Ed
    Caroline B. Cooney
    This One Time with Julia
    This One Time with Julia
    David Lampson
    Walk of the Spirits
    Walk of the Spirits
    Richie Tankersley Cusick
    Mayday
    Mayday
    Jonathan Friesen
    FutureImperfect #4
    FutureImperfect #4
    Stefan Petrucha
    The Haunting
    The Haunting
    Joan Lowery Nixon
    Shadowmaker
    Shadowmaker
    Joan Lowery Nixon
    They Never Came Home
    They Never Came Home
    Lois Duncan
    A Candidate for Murder
    A Candidate for Murder
    Joan Lowery Nixon
    Battle Dress
    Battle Dress
    Amy Efaw
    In the Middle of the Night
    In the Middle of the Night
    Robert Cormier
    Dream Life
    Dream Life
    Lauren Mechling
    Wings
    Wings
    Julie Gonzalez
    Dragons in the Waters
    Dragons in the Waters
    Madeleine L’Engle
    Little Lies: An Amen, L.A. novel
    Little Lies: An Amen, L.A. novel
    Jeff Gottesfeld and Cherie Bennett
    Small Town Monsters
    Small Town Monsters
    Diana Rodriguez Wallach
    This Spell Can't Last
    This Spell Can’t Last
    Isabel Sterling
    The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (Books 1-3)
    The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (Books 1-3)
    Michael Scott
    Missing Abby
    Missing Abby
    Lee Weatherly
    Hottie
    Hottie
    Jonathan Bernstein
    The Boy Who Drank Too Much
    The Boy Who Drank Too Much
    Shep Greene
    Crazy in Love
    Crazy in Love
    Dandi Daley Mackall
    Aces Up
    Aces Up
    Lauren Barnholdt

    Praise

    “A masterfully constructed, engaging read that will delight mystery fans… Ingeniously plotted, fast-paced, and lighthearted.”–Publishers Weekly

    “Nixon’s many fans will enjoy wading through the myraid details and placing bets on the outcome.”–Kirkus Reviews

    “[A] something-for-everyone story.”–School Library Journal

    Get the latest updates from Joan Lowery Nixon
    And go from well-read to best read with book recs, deals and more in your inbox every week.
    And go from well-read to best read with book recs, deals and more in your inbox every week.
    By clicking SIGN UP, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
    Dismiss
    Thanks!
    Something awesome is on its way.
    Back to Top

    Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network

    Raise kids who love to read

    Brightly

    Raise kids who love to read
    An online magazine for today’s home cook

    TASTE

    An online magazine for today’s home cook