The Bookbinder's Secret

What peril might a book hold? "I wish you had not killed him." In Oxford during 1901, Lilian Delaney, an apprentice to a master bookbinder, feels trapped by the limitations imposed by her role as a woman in the male-dominated field of bookbinding and by the confines of her father's bookshop. Her life takes a turn when she acquires a charred book, discovering a hidden fifty-year-old letter about love, wealth, and murder concealed within its binding. The letter alludes to a forbidden affair between young lovers, and intrigued, Lily uncovers that more books hide additional parts of this compelling story. Her pursuit of these mysterious volumes becomes an obsession, but she soon realizes she is not the only seeker, and the seemingly innocent quest becomes perilous. As she traverses the country to unravel the mystery, visiting eccentric booksellers in London, the secretive libraries of questionable collectors, and the aged archives of social records, Lily finds herself deeper in danger. With ominous forces closing in, willing to do whatever it takes to acquire the books, Lily's entire world starts to unravel. She faces the difficult choice of whether discovering the truth is worth risking everything she holds dear.