World famous mystery writer Simon Thorn has disappeared along with the only copy of the yet-to-be-published final book in his smash hit Robert Fulcrum detective series.
Few people know that the books are inspired by a real-life serial killer who has evaded police for years. Did Thorn leave enough clues in the final volume to identify the madman?
Watson Grant is not a detective - the closest he gets is running a bookstore with that word in the title - but it’s his job to track down the missing book.
Problem is, the book is worth a fortune, so a lot of other people are looking for it, too. They include a harpoon-toting ex-pirate with a wig fetish; a superfan traffic cop with serious mommy issues; a geriatric former KGB assassin with an arsenal of Cold War dirty tricks; and a rival bookseller with a diabolical hidden agenda. Not to mention a killer who will do unspeakable things to avoid seeing their name hit the bestseller list.
Watson is going to have to use all his knowledge of detective fiction to find the missing volume first, or else he may suffer a fate much worse than going out of print.
The Book Detective is the latest hilariously twisted thriller from the author of award-winning international bestsellers like Village Books, Demonic Indemnity and Deadline.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Few people know that the books are inspired by a real-life serial killer who has evaded police for years. Did Thorn leave enough clues in the final volume to identify the madman?
Watson Grant is not a detective - the closest he gets is running a bookstore with that word in the title - but it’s his job to track down the missing book.
Problem is, the book is worth a fortune, so a lot of other people are looking for it, too. They include a harpoon-toting ex-pirate with a wig fetish; a superfan traffic cop with serious mommy issues; a geriatric former KGB assassin with an arsenal of Cold War dirty tricks; and a rival bookseller with a diabolical hidden agenda. Not to mention a killer who will do unspeakable things to avoid seeing their name hit the bestseller list.
Watson is going to have to use all his knowledge of detective fiction to find the missing volume first, or else he may suffer a fate much worse than going out of print.
The Book Detective is the latest hilariously twisted thriller from the author of award-winning international bestsellers like Village Books, Demonic Indemnity and Deadline.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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