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History, folklore, and rare booksPoe Baxter's passion for literary treasures keeps landing her in the middle of deadly mysteries. From the ancient streets of Damascus to the jungles of Peru and the bustling heart of Mumbai, Poe and her best friend Beattie chase manuscripts that others would kill to possess. Each journey brings secrets buried in centuries of myth, culture, and crime, and each discovery threatens to be their last.
Packed with international intrigue, fast-paced danger, and bookish sleuthing, this collection of cozy mysteries is perfect for readers who love adventures filled with friendship, clever twists, and stories worth dying for. Monograph and MurderSome books hold history. Others hold deadly secrets. In Damascus, Poe and Beattie pursue a rare codex, but someone will kill to keep its mysteries hidden. Can they survive a plot centuries in the making?Spines and SlaughterIn Peru, folklore comes frighteningly alive.
A rare collection of tales leads Poe and Beattie into a dangerous web of lies and deception. Can they separate myth from truth before it costs them everything?Deckles and DeathIn Mumbai, a rare edition of Midnight's Children sparks murder. With a cryptic code in a book of folktales and the police closing in, Poe must crack the mystery fast, or risk becoming the next victim.