When a mysterious book is unearthed from the foundation of Jake's 1823 fixer-upper, she immediately sends it off to local book historian Horace Robotham. After all, there must be a logical explanation for why the long-buried volume has her name in it—written in what looks suspiciously like blood. But all logic goes out the window when the book disappears—and Horace turns up dead. When two more victims turn up in a town better known for its scenic views and historic homes than its body count, Jake and her comrade-in-sleuthing, Ellie White, need to go on the prowl to find someone who may believe that the pages of an ancient book are the blueprint for a perfect murder.
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“In this multi-layered cozy, the eleventh in Graves’ home repair series,
Jacobia Jake Tiptree has uncovered what looks to be a very old book
while fixing up her 1823 house in Eastport, Maine. Local rare book
expert Horace Robotham offers to take a look at it, but then dies in
what appears to be a mugging gone wrong. Jake doesn’t think too much
about this until a stranger drives up to her house three weeks after
Horace’s death. He introduces himself as a friend of Horace’s, says he
might have some information about the book and then asks Jake if he can
hide a gun in her house…[the] local color and an entirely unexpected
denouement combine for engaging reading.”
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Publishers Weekly