Review: Main story - 3 stars.  Two extra "shorts" - 5 stars.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2013
I acquired this book over a year ago and it has taken a while for it to bubble up in my TBR stack.  As with most avid readers, any novel about books or libraries will cause me to pause and take a second glance.  When it is included in the mystery genre, I almost always pick it up at some point and read.One of the first things to note is the length of the story - only 112 pages - so I thought I was reading a novella.  Since the story ended when I was around 65% on my Kindle, I am calculating the page length of the main story to be closer to 72 pages.  The remainder of the book are two short stories and information about the authors. I felt like it would have been more accurate to classify this "novella" as a collection of three short stories."The Last Page" is a comfortable read that leans more toward the cozy end of the mystery spectrum.  While not great, it was good and enjoyable (probably 3 stars).  What caught me off guard was how much I enjoyed the two shorter stories.  It is very unusual for me to read short stories since I tend to like full-length novels better.  Imagine my surprise when I found myself totally caught up in both of these two little gems!  Well-written, interesting characters, and suspense -- they were wonderful.While I was drawn to this offering based upon the title story, what I enjoyed most were the two bonus narratives that I wasn't even aware existed until I got into the book and looked at the table of contents.  For someone who usually doesn't care for short stories, I was quite, quite happy with these.