{"product_id":"the-vanishing-type-a-charming-bookish-cozy-mystery-hardcover","title":"The Vanishing Type: A Charming Bookish Cozy Mystery - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllery Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003ehails the Secret, Book, and Scone Society series by the beloved \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author as \"a love letter to reading.\" In this entrancing new story, bookshop owner, bibliotherapist, and occasional sleuth Nora Pennington must enlist the help of her brilliant, brassy librarian friend to unravel the connection between \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter, \u003c\/i\u003ean obscure 19th century writer, and a dead hiker...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile January snow falls outside in Miracle Springs, North Carolina, Nora Pennington is encouraging customers to cozy up indoors with a good book. Even though the shop and her bibliotherapy sessions keep Nora busy during the day, her nights are a little too quiet--until Deputy Andrews pulls Nora into the sci-fi section and asks her to help him plan a wedding proposal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His bride-to-be, Hester, loves \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, and Nora sets to work arranging a special screening at the town's new movie theater. But right before the deputy pops the question, Nora makes an unsettling discovery--someone has mutilated all her store's copies of \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, slicing angrily into the pages wherever Hester Prynne's name is mentioned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The coincidence disturbs Nora, who's one of the few in Miracle Springs who knows that Hester gave up a baby for adoption many years ago. Her family heaped shame on her, and Hester still feels so guilty that she hasn't even told her future husband. But when a dead man is found on a hiking trail just outside town, carrying a rare book, the members of the Secret, Book, and Scone Society unearth a connection to Hester's past. Someone is intent on bringing the past to light, and it's not just Hester's relationship at stake, but her life. . . \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Captivating...Bibliophilic cozy fans will be in heaven.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllery Adams\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of two cookbooks and over thirty mysteries, including the Book Retreat Mysteries, The Secret, Book, \u0026amp; Scone Society series, the Books by the Bay Mysteries, and the Charmed Pie Shoppe Mysteries. A native New Yorker, she has had a lifelong love affair with stories, food, rescue animals, and large bodies of water. When not working on her next novel, she reads, bakes, gardens, spoils her three cats, and rearranges her bookshelves. She lives with her husband and two children in Chapel Hill, NC. For more information and lists of bibliotherapy suggestions, please visit ElleryAdamsMysteries.com or YourBookRX.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.55 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53736290124140,"sku":"9781496726445","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/1e746a0329ea083a1fa12943ffe4a2de.webp?v=1778406203","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/the-vanishing-type-a-charming-bookish-cozy-mystery-hardcover","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}