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After his wife Peter Byerly dies, the young antiquarian bookseller Peter relocates from the United States to the English countryside to revive his passion for collecting and restoring rare books. While restoring an eighteenth‑century study on Shakespeare forgeries, he discovers a Victorian portrait resembling his late wife, igniting an obsession to uncover its origins. As he traces the trail back to the nineteenth century and Shakespeare’s time, Peter confronts truths about his past and the possibility that a hidden book proves Shakespeare authored all his plays.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Charles C. Lovett
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