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Wanted: A bold adventurer who wants to travel the world from a comfortable and safe spot behind a desk that has seen the likes of kings and queens, paupers and princes. A humble book and rare manuscript shop seeks a keenly intelligent investigator to assist us in our search for things thought lost, and in our quest to return lost items to their rightful owners. Never an adventurer, no one was more surprised than Delaney Nichols when she packed her bags and moved halfway across the world to Edinburgh, Scotland to start a job at The Cracked Spine, a bookshop located in the heart of the city. Her new boss, Edwin MacAlister, has given her the opportunity of a lifetime, albeit a cryptic one, and Delaney can't wait to take her spot behind the desk. The Cracked Spine is filled with everything a book lover could want, each item as eclectic as the people who work there; the spirited and lovable Rosie, who always has tiny dog Hector in tow; Hamlet, a nineteen-year-old thespian with a colored past and bright future; and Edwin, who is just as enigmatic and mysterious as Delaney expected. An extra bonus is Tom the bartender from across the street, with his cobalt eyes, and a gentle brogue -- and it doesn't hurt that he looks awfully good in a kilt. But before she can settle into her new life, a precious artifact goes missing, and Edwin's sister is brutally murdered. Never did Delaney think that searching for things lost could mean a killer, but if she's to keep her job, and protect her new friends, she'll need to learn the truth behind this Scottish tragedy.
About the Author
Paige Shelton is the New York Times Bestselling author of the Farmers' Market, Country Cooking School, Dangerous Type, and Scottish Bookshop mysteries. She's lived lots of places but currently resides in Arizona. Find out more at www.paigeshelton.comFarmers' Market Mysteries, in order:1 - FARM FRESH MURDER2 - FRUIT OF ALL EVIL 3 - CROPS AND ROBBERS E-book only, short story special - RED HOT DEADLY PEPPERS4 - A KILLER MAIZE 5 - MERRY MARKET MURDER6 - BUSHEL FULL OF MURDER Country Cooking School Mysteries (paranormal series with ghosts) , in order:1 - IF FRIED CHICKEN COULD FLY 2 - IF MASHED POTATOES COULD DANCE 3 - IF BREAD COULD RISE TO THE OCCASION4 - IF CATFISH HAD NINE LIVES5 - IF ONIONS COULD SPRING LEEKSA Dangerous Type Mystery Series1 -TO HELVETICA AND BACK 2 - BOOKMAN DEAD STYLE3 - COMIC SANS MURDER(Audiobooks available) The Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series1 - THE CRACKED SPINE ebook short A CHRISTMAS TARTAN2 - OF BOOKS AND BAGPIPES 3 - LOST BOOKS AND OLD BONES4 - THE LOCH NESS PAPERS (April 2, 2019) 5 - TBA6 - TBA(Audiobooks available) Wild Alaska1 - THIN ICE (2019) 2 - TBAYoung AdultCLOCKWORK
