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Murder in the Margins: A Cozy Coastal Rare Book Mystery
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 24 2026
Pages: 454
Weight: 1.33
Height: 0.92 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A dusty bookstore, a priceless first edition, and a confession hidden in plain sight.
Rare book restorer Quinn Cove spent seventeen years trying to forget Wharfside, Maine. But when her beloved aunt passes away, Quinn has no choice but to return to the sleepy coastal town to take over The Tattered Spine, the rare bookshop that was her aunt's life's work.
Quinn plans to sell off the stock and leave as fast as possible. But while cataloging a pristine first edition of John Steinbeck's The Winter of Our Discontent, she discovers something chilling hidden in the margins: handwritten notes confessing to a fatal, unsolved hit-and-run from thirty years ago.
Before Quinn can decide what to do with the volatile evidence, a wealthy book collector is found murdered in the shop's rare books room.
Suddenly, Quinn realizes her aunt's death might not have been natural causes after all. The secrets buried in Wharfside run deeper than the harbor, and someone is desperate to keep them hidden.
Teaming up with her childhood sweetheart-now the handsome local police chief, Finn MacLeod-and accompanied by a highly judgmental Maine Coon cat named Hemingway, Quinn must use her forensic eye for detail to untangle a web of small-town lies.
The truth is hidden in the margins, but exposing it might just cost Quinn her life.
Welcome to Wharfside, where the coffee is strong, the sea breeze is crisp, and the books hold deadly secrets. Murder in the Margins is the first installment in the captivating Tattered Spine Mystery series.
Perfect for fans of Ellery Adams, Helena Dixon, and anyone who loves a good puzzle solved in a cozy armchair.Also from
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