diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad80298..a6e6d45 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ The target platform is currently controlled using the GitHub Actions workflows a
 
 ## Getting Started
 If you are new and wanting to find out more information on the application and how to get started developing on it, take a look in at the [docs](docs/README.md)
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/demo/servlet/BookServlet.java b/src/main/java/com/github/demo/servlet/BookServlet.java
index 13e69e1..6654098 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/demo/servlet/BookServlet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/demo/servlet/BookServlet.java
@@ -71,10 +71,16 @@ protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp)
 
         try {
             List<Book> books = bookService.getBooks();
-            ctx.setVariable("books", books);                   
-            
+
+            String searchString = req.getParameter("search");
+            if (searchString != null) {
+                books = bookService.searchBooks(searchString);
+            }
+
+            ctx.setVariable("books", books);
+
             resp.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=UTF-8");
-            engine.process("books", ctx, resp.getWriter());           
+            engine.process("books", ctx, resp.getWriter());
         } catch (BookServiceException e) {
             ctx.setVariable("error", e.getMessage());
             resp.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=UTF-8");