First published 2007
When a rare book dealer stumbles upon an untranslated medieval manuscript, he embarks on a thrilling hunt to uncover its origins. Navigating a labyrinth of antiquarian archives and private collections, he must piece together the book's tangled past - from a medieval scribe's secret writings to a modern-day heist that nearly erased it forever. But as he closes in on the truth, the bibliophile faces a choice: protect this literary treasure, or sacrifice it to a higher cause.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller, books-about-books
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: book-within-a-book, mystery-thriller
258 pages · Hardcover · Oxford University Press