{"product_id":"paperback-poison-nora-bookman-9798183589610","title":"Paperback Poison: A Cozy Book Fair Mystery with a Bookseller Sleuth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dead dealer. A vanished inventory trail. A book fair where every cover hides a secret.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Briar Glen Traveling Book Fair opens for the season, bookseller Tessa Quinn expects long tables, rare editions, vendor politics, and the usual quiet chaos of collectors searching for the perfect find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe does not expect Victor Hale, a smooth traveling dealer with a reputation for \"finding\" unusual stock, to be discovered dead beside his booth before the doors open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, the death looks natural. But Tessa has already noticed too many small irregularities: authenticated books that may not be the books she examined, inventory tags that do not match the records, a thin leather folio carried by a man who seems to know every private deal before it happens, and a young vendor who looks suspiciously easy to blame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Tessa follows the paper trail through forged dust jackets, missing provenance, private-sale logs, and a book fair full of polite people with careful secrets, she realizes Victor was not just selling books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was selling access.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd someone at the fair is willing to poison more than a reputation to keep the truth from being read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaperback Poison\u003c\/b\u003e is Book Three in \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Crimes Collection\u003c\/i\u003e, a smart, clue-driven cozy mystery series set in bookstores, libraries, and literary spaces. Perfect for readers who love amateur sleuths, rare books, fair-play clues, and mysteries solved through patience, records, and sharp observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nora Bookman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798183589610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Nora Bookman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48807660585215,"sku":"9798183589610","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paperback-poison-nora-bookman-9798183589610","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}