by Pip Williams
First published 2023
Jericho Rowe is a bookbinder with an uncanny knack for restoring damaged tomes. But when a mysterious volume arrives at his shop, Jericho's quiet life is upended. The book's pages are blank, save for a single word: "Jericho." As he delves into its origins, Jericho's investigation leads him on a twisting path through the history of his own family and the shadowy corners of his small town. Unearthing long-buried secrets, he must confront a truth that threatens to unravel everything he thought he knew about his past and his identity. With the help of an unlikely ally, Jericho races to uncover the book's connection to his own life before the town's treacherous past catches up to him.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, 21st-century, books-about-books
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, mystery, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Jericho
Period: 21st-century
437 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine Books