diff --git a/bookwyrm/book_search.py b/bookwyrm/book_search.py
index e42a6d8c3..4b0a6eab9 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/book_search.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/book_search.py
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ class SearchResult:
 
     def __repr__(self):
         # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
-        return "<SearchResult key={!r} title={!r} author={!r}>".format(
-            self.key, self.title, self.author
+        return "<SearchResult key={!r} title={!r} author={!r} confidence={!r}>".format(
+            self.key, self.title, self.author, self.confidence
         )
 
     def json(self):
diff --git a/bookwyrm/connectors/connector_manager.py b/bookwyrm/connectors/connector_manager.py
index fc7849249..5c8b43fdb 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/connectors/connector_manager.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/connectors/connector_manager.py
@@ -91,13 +91,16 @@ def search(query, min_confidence=0.1, return_first=False):
 
     # load as many results as we can
     results = asyncio.run(async_connector_search(query, items, min_confidence))
+    results = [r for r in results if r]
 
     if return_first:
         # find the best result from all the responses and return that
-        raise Exception("Not implemented yet")  # TODO
+        all_results = [r for con in results for r in con["results"]]
+        all_results = sorted(all_results, key=lambda r: r.confidence, reverse=True)
+        return all_results[0]
 
     # failed requests will return None, so filter those out
-    return [r for r in results if r]
+    return results
 
 
 def first_search_result(query, min_confidence=0.1):