Scottish Bookstore
St. Martin's Press
February 2017
On Sale: February 7, 2017
304 pages ISBN: 1250118220 EAN: 9781250118226 Kindle: B0151U7X3A Mass Market Paperback / e-Book (reprint) Add to Wish List
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.
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