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The Cipher in the Script - A Rare Book Mystery

AI, Sydney Cain

Editora: Publishdrive

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Enter the hushed world of antiquarian books, where whispered histories cling to aged paper and Clara Moreau seeks solace from the agonizing silence left by her fiancé's disappearance.  Two years gone, Liam is a ghost, a spectral absence mocking her once vibrant life.  Clara, a meticulous authenticator of rare manuscripts, finds comfort only in the tangible presence of the past.  But her fragile peace shatters when renowned collector Arthur Finch is found murdered, posed with chilling theatricality amidst a scene ripped from the pages of *Wuthering Heights*.  Clutched in his hand is not a mere first edition, but a book inscribed with a cryptic cipher – the first fragment of a deadly puzzle.The police dismiss the scene as the work of an eccentric, but Clara recognizes a far more intricate design. Drawn into the investigation by the weary Detective Inspector Davies, she’s led to Silas Blackwood, the enigmatic proprietor of Blackwood's Books.  Silas, a man as haunted by the past as Clara, guards a family legacy intertwined with a lost manuscript—not valuable for its monetary worth, but for the explosive wartime secret it conceals.As a series of murders unfolds, each mirroring a different romantic classic – *Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Anna Karenina* – and each revealing another fragment of the cipher, Clara and Silas are forced into an uneasy alliance.  Their pursuit of the truth plunges them into the shadowy underbelly of the bibliophile world, where they encounter ruthless socialite Heather Fitzgerald and black market dealer Timothy Taylor, both driven by their own dark obsessions with the lost manuscript.Deciphering the coded messages hidden within the pages of the manuscript, Clara and Silas uncover a forbidden wartime romance between French Resistance fighter Isabelle Rossi and German officer Wilhelm Hoffman.  Their clandestine affair, documented in coded love letters, holds the key to a covert operation that could rewrite history – a secret someone is willing to kill to protect.With each deciphered fragment, the danger intensifies, drawing Clara and Silas closer together.  Their shared passion for literature ignites a spark in the chilling atmosphere of their investigation, their intellectual connection deepening into something more profound. But this burgeoning attraction only makes them more vulnerable to the Love Letter Killer, a chillingly meticulous individual obsessed with historical accuracy. Clara soon discovers Liam’s disappearance may be intricately linked to the very manuscript she now pursues, forcing her to confront the ghosts of her own past loss.The final piece of the cipher leads them to a hidden bunker beneath wartime Paris, where the devastating secret of Isabelle and Wilhelm’s affair lies buried.  In a heart-pounding confrontation, Clara and Silas must use their combined knowledge to disarm the killer and protect the truth. Will they survive to rewrite history, or will they become the next victims of the Love Letter Killer?
Disponível desde: 06/11/2024.
Comprimento de impressão: 364 páginas.

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