The Fatal Folio

After moving to Cambridge, England, Molly Kimball has found a lot to love, including - of course - her familys ancestral bookshop, Thomas Marlowe-Manuscripts and Folios. And though shes not quite ready to use the L word when it comes to her boyfriend Kieran, shes definitely fallen for his intimidating familys library. His family is paying her handsomely for an updated catalog, when Molly discovers the original manuscript of a Gothic novel, A Fatal Folio. Though purportedly written by an ancestor of Kierans, it was published under the pen name Selwyn Scott, and no one has ever been sure of the author behind the pseudonym. Kierans cousin, Oliver, offers to pay Molly to help him look into Selwyns identity. A professor specialising in Gothic literature, hes eager to publish a paper on the mystery - especially because a troublesome student, Thad, is threatening to file a complaint against him and prevent his long-awaited promotion. On Guy Fawkes Night (sometimes known as Bonfire Night), Molly, Kieran, and her friends set out to enjoy the costumes, fireworks, and fun. All goes as planned - at least until a stray firework starts a panic, and the group stumbles upon a prone body, their face covered by a mask. Its Thad: and hes been stabbed to death. It soon becomes clear Oliver isnt the only one with a motive, and Molly must once again put on a few masks of her own to sleuth out Thads killer, prove Olivers innocence, and discover what Selwyns novel might have to do with this most atmospheric mystery