Big clues come in small packages as Miracle Books owner Nora Pennington and the Secret, Book, and Scone Society attempt to solve a series of murders connected to a bibliophiles missing books.
Big clues come in small packages as Miracle Books owner Nora Pennington and the Secret, Book, and Scone Society attempt to solve a series of murders connected to a bibliophiles missing books in the latest cozy mystery from New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams . . .
When an elderly Miracle Springs resident, Lucille Wynter, arranges for Nora to deliver an order of books to her creepy, crumbling Southern Gothic mansion on the outskirts of town, Nora doesnt expect to be invited in. An agoraphobe, Lucille doesnt leave Wynter House. But when Lucille doesnt come to the door to collect her books, Nora begins to worry.
Forcing her way into Lucilles dilapidated home, Nora is shocked to find rooms bursting with books and a lifeless Lucille at the foot of her stairs. After reading a note left behind by Lucille, Nora wonders if her death was an accident. Did she fall or was she pushed by someone seeking a valuable item hidden within Wynter House? Lucilles children are clearly confident the house contains something of value, because they hire Nora to sift through the piles of books.
Noras obsession with Lucilles collection becomes cause for concern among her friends in the Secret, Book, and Scone Societyshes even neglecting her bookshop! But Nora does find something valuable deep inside Wynter Housea revelation about Lucilles terrible past . . . and a secret worth a small fortune. But theres someone whod do anything to keep the truth buried amid the moldering tomes, and its up to Nora and her friends to track down a murderer before Wynter Houses lost library claims another victim . . .
