{"product_id":"lattes-and-libraries-rod-baxter-9798250523745","title":"Lattes and Libraries: A Wren Alder Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quiet harbor town. A death everyone believed was an accident.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen librarian Wren Alder notices a small inconsistency in the town archives, she uncovers a mystery someone buried fourteen years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWren Alder does not believe in coincidences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe believes in metadata, timestamp integrity, and systems that function as designed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the digital archivist for a historic coastal library in the Pacific Northwest, Wren preserves the past with quiet precision. Her routines are deliberate-her research exacting, her latte measured to the degree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a recently donated archive reveals discrepancies tied to a fourteen-year-old drowning once ruled accidental, Wren uncovers something far more unsettling than a clerical error.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA photograph that doesn't match its date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA police case number that no longer exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeather records that contradict the official timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Callan Hayes agrees to reopen the case, but revisiting the past threatens reputations, relationships, and long-standing civic decisions. As Wren reconstructs digital trails and council records, she begins to see how the truth was quietly rearranged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd restoring the record may carry consequences no one intended to face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLattes and Libraries\u003c\/i\u003e is an atmospheric mystery blending intellectual intrigue with moral complexity-ideal for readers who enjoy thoughtful investigations, layered characters, and suspense driven by discovery rather than spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Grayhaven, the fog hides more than the shoreline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd some stories were never meant to be corrected. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first mystery in the Wren Alder series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContinue the Wren Alder Mystery Series\u003cbr\u003eBook Two - Ashes in the Archive\u003cbr\u003eBook Three - Echoes in the Harbor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rod Baxter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798250523745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Rod Baxter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172956676351,"sku":"9798250523745","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lattes-and-libraries-rod-baxter-9798250523745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}