Wanted: A bold adventurer who wants to travel the
world from a comfortable and safe spot behind a desk that
has seen the likes of kings and queens, paupers and
princes. A humble book and rare manuscript shop seeks a
keenly intelligent investigator to assist us in our search
for things thought lost, and in our quest to return lost
items to their rightful owners.
Never an adventurer, no one was
more surprised than Delaney Nichols when she packed her
bags and moved halfway across the world to Edinburgh,
Scotland to start a job at The Cracked Spine, a bookshop
located in the heart of the city. Her new boss, Edwin
MacAlister, has given her the opportunity of a lifetime,
albeit a cryptic one, and Delaney can’t wait to take her
spot behind the desk.
The Cracked Spine is filled
with everything a book lover could want, each item as
eclectic as the people who work there; the spirited and
lovable Rosie, who always has tiny dog Hector in tow;
Hamlet, a nineteen-year-old thespian with a colored past
and bright future; and Edwin, who is just as enigmatic and
mysterious as Delaney expected. An extra bonus is Tom the
bartender from across the street, with his cobalt eyes, and
a gentle brogue—and it doesn’t hurt that he looks awfully
good in a kilt.
But before she can settle into her
new life, a precious artifact goes missing, and Edwin’s
sister is brutally murdered. Never did Delaney think that
searching for things lost could mean a killer, but if she’s
to keep her job, and protect her new friends, she’ll need
to learn the truth behind this Scottish tragedy.