First published 2020
Librarian Lila Willows loves her job at a prestigious university library. But when she discovers a trove of mysterious books, Lila is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse. As she delves deeper, she realizes these books hold a dark power—one that threatens to consume her. Trapped between academia and a shadowy organization, Lila must use her wits to survive and uncover the shocking truth hidden in the pages before it's too late.
Genres: mystery, thriller, dark-academia, dark, academic
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, deadly-game, hidden-truth
Setting: University Library
288 pages · Kindle Edition · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Content warnings: death, violence