In this novel in the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery
series, book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright visits California
Wine Country where she uncovers murder and intrigue...
While Brooklyn has temporarily relocated to her parents' place in
Sonoma, she attends an excavation of the caves hidden deep under their
commune. A room is unearthed, revealing artwork, rare books, cases of
wine, a chest of jewelry...and a perfectly mummified body. A closer
examination of the murdered man's possessions reveals a valuable first
edition of Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth
containing a secret treasure map.
Word of the explosive find draws in reporters, art appraisers, and
questions. After a new presence threatens the town's peace, it's clear
that not all crime is buried in the past. So Brooklyn decides to do a
little excavating of her own and solve the mystery of the treasure
before anyone else is written off...