The streets of San
Francisco would be lined with hardcovers if rare book expert
Brooklyn Wainwright had her way. And her mentor wouldnβt be
lying in a pool of his own blood on the eve of a celebration
for his latest book restoration.
With his final
breath he leaves Brooklyn a cryptic message, and gives her a
pricelessβand supposedly cursedβcopy of Goetheβs
Faust for safekeeping.
Brooklyn suddenly
finds herself accused of murder and theft, thanks to the
humorlessβbut attractiveβBritish security officer who finds
her kneeling over the body. Now she has to read the clues
left behind by her mentor if she is going to restore justiceβ¦