From the New York Times bestselling author of
Ripped from the Pages, San Francisco book-restoration
expert Brooklyn Wainwrightβs latest project is for the
birds, but it may have her running for her life. . . .
Brooklynβs friend Ian runs the Covington Library, which is
hosting an exhibit featuring John James Audubonβs massive
masterpiece, Birds of America, currently on loan from
an Arab sheik. During the gala celebrating the book, she is
approached by Jared Mulrooney, the president of the National
Birdwatchers Society, who urgently needs Brooklyn's skilled
hands to repair a less high-profile book of Audubon drawings
thatβs fallen victim to spilled wine.
At the same party, Brooklyn is flying high after sheβs asked
to refurbish and appraise a rare copy of Poor Richardβs
Almanac. But everything runs afoul later that evening
when Mulrooneyβs body is discovered in the library. Rumors
fly about a motive for murder. Perhaps Mulrooney wanted to
sink his claws into the pricey Audubon book, but Brooklyn
believes the man died fighting off a daring thief.
Soon more troubles ruffle Brooklynβs feathers. Her parents
pop in for a visit with an unsavory friend in tow, and
thereβs a strange man on her tail. With danger beginning to
circle Brooklynβs every move, itβs clear she must find
answers before things really go south . . .