The Love Letter Killer: Death in the Rare Book Trade

In the hushed world of rare books, a gruesome discovery shatters the meticulously ordered existence of Elodie Chartier, a manuscript authenticator with an uncanny ability to discern the genuine from the forged. Renowned collector Theodore Alcott lies dead, staged in a macabre recreation of Romeo's balcony scene, a priceless first edition of Shakespeare’s *Romeo and Juliet* clutched in his hand. Drawn into the investigation is Silas Blackwood, a reclusive bookseller haunted by his family’s l...