{"product_id":"the-case-of-the-misplaced-ashlee-butterman-9798309351725","title":"The Case of the Misplaced Manuscript","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA priceless manuscript has vanished from Oakwood's biggest literary event.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd the missing pages may expose a secret someone has buried for decades.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Oakwood's Literary Festival opens, Maddy Pierce expects crowded book tents, author drama, bad muffins, and plenty of small-town gossip. She does \u003cb\u003enot\u003c\/b\u003e expect Veronica Montgomery, Oakwood's most famous novelist, to summon her to Montgomery House with one furious request: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind the stolen manuscript before the evening reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe draft was locked in a private study. The red leather case was left behind. The security logs point to a guest code that should never have worked. And the list of suspects is growing faster than festival rumors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's Lydia Sinclair, Veronica's assistant, who has access to the house and an old reason to resent her employer. Darian Cole, a jealous rival author, has a public grudge and a suspicious gap in his schedule. Evelyn Fairchild, the festival chair, has control of credentials and a scandal of her own to hide. And Richard Morrow, Veronica's polished former editor, knows far too much about the past everyone keeps stepping around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Maddy follows the clues from Montgomery House to the library archive, the old press museum, town hall, and The Quill \u0026amp; Cup, the mystery becomes larger than a missing manuscript. The stolen pages are tied to Emma Reed, a forgotten writer whose work may have been buried beneath another woman's fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow someone is planting evidence, steering suspects, and trying to control the story before Maddy can read the ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSmall-town cozy mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e with charm, wit, and secrets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBookish mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e set around libraries, authors, archives, and literary festivals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmateur sleuths\u003c\/b\u003e who notice what everyone else misses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLow-violence mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e with smart clues and satisfying reveals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWarm community settings\u003c\/b\u003e full of gossip, friendship, and repair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA clever puzzle\u003c\/b\u003e built around old letters, hidden pages, and one dangerous manuscript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaddy will need help from her sharp-tongued friends, one very practical café owner, a tech-savvy ally, and a police chief who knows exactly how often she bends the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in Oakwood, every story has more than one version.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd this time, the wrong person has been editing the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Case of the Misplaced Manuscript\u003c\/b\u003e is a warm, witty, book-filled cozy mystery in the Oakwood Mysteries series, featuring a charming town, a literary festival, a missing manuscript, and an amateur sleuth determined to find the truth hidden in the margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ashlee Butterman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798309351725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"Ashlee Butterman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997680546047,"sku":"9798309351725","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-case-of-the-misplaced-ashlee-butterman-9798309351725","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}