Tricia Miles and her sister Angelica are successful bookstore owners in Booktown, a small tourist village made up of mostly bookstores, each with a theme. Tricia's bookstore, Haven't Got a Clue, is geared toward mystery lovers, while Angelica's bookstore, the Cookery, is aimed at those who loved food. Although Tricia has been a bookstore owner for much longer, Angelica has leveraged her business acumen to cover more than the bookstore. Angelica also owns Booked for Lunch, a retro café, as well as having a half-share stake in the local bed and breakfast. Angelica was also recently elected president of the Chamber of Commerce over her ex-boyfriend.

The Chamber's receptionist is suddenly and tragically killed in Angelica's bookstore. At first, it looks like an accident, but then the police discover that Betsy was killed when someone shoved a full bookshelf over on top of her. While Betsy wasn't a pleasant person, it's hard to image who would do such a thing, until her will is read and it's discovered that she was an extremely wealthy person, despite the fact that she didn't live like it.

When the investigation starts, the police find out that Betsy didn't have many friends and she had even become estranged from her only living relative -- her sister in recent months. Tricia, who has a reputation for sleuthing around gets involved in the investigation, in a strictly informal way, and she discovers that plenty of people had motives for wanting Betsy dead. But who would have actually gone through with the deed? And who was in the Cookery at the time?

While the police narrow in suspects, Angelica is trying to find a permanent home for the Chamber, as well as find a new receptionist. Meanwhile, there's the matter of trying to take over the Chamber from the outgoing president when no one can even find him. Tricia keeps spotting Bob here and there, but when it's discovered that he's wanted for a crime, things really get interesting! Although Angelica is no longer romantically involved with Bob, she gets defensive when Tricia tries to explain that Bob may not be the good person Angelica thinks he is, so Tricia has no choice but to try to deal with that matter herself. Can Angelica handle that and solve Betsy's murder all at once?

BOOK CLUBBED is fun to read; it is fast-paced and there's always another surprise popping up. The surprises kept me guessing as to the culprit and the motive. The multiple subplots were nice, but didn't drag down the pace of the main story. I also like that Tricia and Angelica have settled into a nice relationship, and they aren't as antagonistic as they were when Angelica first moved to Booktown. This made the end of the story much more difficult, and I'm definitely looking forward to the next book in the series.