{"product_id":"pressed-between-the-leaves-carter-bryson-9798235842205","title":"Pressed Between The Leaves: A Rare Books Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dead recluse. A locked library. A collection of rare books someone has already begun to steal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen rare-book specialist Alex Whitaker inherits Tidewatch House from a reclusive great-uncle she never truly knew, she expects a difficult cataloging job, not a murder investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerched above the fogbound coast of Maine, Tidewatch is home to the Whitaker library, a private collection built over sixty years by the elusive Cornelius Whitaker. Thousands of volumes line its shelves: early imprints, maritime records, old maps, private ledgers, and books arranged not by title or subject, but by the hidden logic of Cornelius's mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Alex, the library is more than an inheritance. It is a message.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first signs are small. Missing volumes. A suspiciously low appraisal. A book turned face-out where no book should be. A solicitor who knows too much. A local historian searching for a map that may not officially exist. And then the discovery that someone has been inside the locked east wing before Alex ever arrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a body is found, Alex realizes the Whitaker collection is not merely valuable. It is dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she deciphers Cornelius's notes, marginalia, ledgers, and carefully placed clues, Alex uncovers a conspiracy rooted in rare books, stolen provenance, and a historical secret powerful people have killed to protect. But the deeper she reads, the clearer one thing becomes: Cornelius did not leave her Tidewatch because she was family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe left it because he believed she could finish what he started.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtmospheric, intelligent, and richly layered, \u003cstrong\u003eNotes in the Margins\u003c\/strong\u003e is the first book in a rare-book mystery trilogy perfect for readers who love coastal secrets, old houses, literary clues, amateur sleuths, and mysteries where every object has something to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause in the Whitaker library, the truth was never hidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was shelved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carter Bryson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235842205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carter Bryson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Carter Bryson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665633120511,"sku":"9798235842205","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05e68aae-4a19-42b9-9e5d-3e48a987a237.jpg?v=1792012980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pressed-between-the-leaves-carter-bryson-9798235842205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}