Oakwood Mysteries The Case of the Misplaced Manuscript, (Paperback)

<p><b>A priceless manuscript has vanished from Oakwood's biggest literary event.</b><br><b>And the missing pages may expose a secret someone has buried for decades.</b></p><p>When Oakwood's Literary Festival opens, Maddy Pierce expects crowded book tents, author drama, bad muffins, and plenty of small-town gossip. She does <b>not</b> expect Veronica Montgomery, Oakwood's most famous novelist, to summon her to Montgomery House with one furious request: </p><p>Find the stolen manuscript before the evening reading.</p><p>The 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.</p><p>There'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.</p><p>As Maddy follows the clues from Montgomery House to the library archive, the old press museum, town hall, and The Quill &amp; 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.</p><p>Now someone is planting evidence, steering suspects, and trying to control the story before Maddy can read the ending.</p><p><b>Perfect for readers who enjoy: </b></p><ul><li><b>Small-town cozy mysteries</b> with charm, wit, and secrets</li><li><b>Bookish mysteries</b> set around libraries, authors, archives, and literary festivals</li><li><b>Amateur sleuths</b> who notice what everyone else misses</li><li><b>Low-violence mysteries</b> with smart clues and satisfying reveals</li><li><b>Warm community settings</b> full of gossip, friendship, and repair</li><li><b>A clever puzzle</b> built around old letters, hidden pages, and one dangerous manuscript</li></ul><p>Maddy 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.</p><p>But in Oakwood, every story has more than one version.</p><p>And this time, the wrong person has been editing the truth.</p><p><b>The Case of the Misplaced Manuscript</b> 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.</p>

• Oakwood Mysteries The Case of the Misplaced Manuscript, (Paperback)
• Author: Ashlee Butterman
• ISBN: 9798309351725
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2025-02-03
• Page Count: 228