{"product_id":"the-tattered-cover-9781496743831","title":"The Tattered Cover","description":"\u003cb\u003eIt was a dark, rainy night at Nora Pennington's Miracle Books when a mysterious death brings the Secret, Book, and Scone Society into the Halloween season on the trail of a murderer . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the residents of Miracle Springs, North Carolina, select their costumes and get excited for a night of tricks or treats, Nora joins in on the festivities by hosting medium and memoirist Lara Luz at the bookstore. Charismatic and compelling, Lara mesmerizes the audience with her life story. Struck by a bolt of lightning as a child, she was pronounced dead only to be resurrected with the ability to connect with those on the other side. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLara performs a reading for a select group of bookstore patrons when the encroaching storm knocks out the power. In the sudden darkness, Lara clutches her heart and collapses dead without warning. But Nora doesn't believe she died of natural causes. Not one member of the psychic's reading group were admirers of Lara, which Nora confirms when she stumbles upon Lara's journal. For within its leathery bound pages are the medium and her clients' deepest and darkest secrets, written in code. Now, Nora and the Secret, Book, and Scone Society must sift through the suspects and their motives to uncover which one of them is a killer before he or she is tempted to strike again . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellery Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Cozies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.41w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496743831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllery Adams\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of over 40 novels, including the Book Retreat Mysteries, The Secret, Book, and Scone Society series, and the Books by the Bay Mysteries. A native of New York, she grew up on a beach near the Long Island Sound. She now lives with her husband and two children in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, so she considers herself \"baked in the North and buttered in the South.\" For more information, reading guides, and bibliotherapy lists, please visit ElleryAdamsBooks.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ellery Adams \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":49001640165533,"sku":"9781496743831","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_deb7b3a5-2d6b-499b-8f4b-0a62de93d96e.jpg?v=1791983199","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-tattered-cover-9781496743831","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}