The secret Christmas library : a novel / Jenny Colgan.
"Mirren Sutherland stumbled into a career as an antiquarian book hunter after finding a priceless antique book in her great aunt's attic. Now, as Christmas approaches, she's been hired by Jamie McKinnon, the surprisingly young and handsome laird of a Highland clan whose ancestral holdings include a vast crumbling castle. Family lore suggests that the McKinnon family's collection includes a rare book so valuable that it could save the entire estate--if they only knew where it was. Jamie needs Mirren to help him track down this treasure, which he believes is hidden in his own home. But on the train to the Highlands, Mirren runs into rival book hunter Theo Palliser, and instantly knows that it's not a chance meeting. She's all too familiar with Theo's good looks and smooth talk, and his uncanny ability to appear whenever there's a treasure that needs locating. Almost as soon as Mirren and Theo arrive at the castle, a deep snow blankets the Highlands, cutting off the outside world. Stuck inside, the three of them plot their search as the wind whistles outside. Mirren knows that Jamie's grandfather, the castle's most recent laird, had been a book collector, a hoarder, and a great lover of treasure hunts. Now they must unpuzzle his clues, discovering the secrets of the house--forming and breaking alliances in a race against time"-- Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063455443
- ISBN: 0063455447
- ISBN: 9780063437371
- ISBN: 0063437376
- Physical Description: 305 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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- Subject:
- Antiquarian booksellers > Fiction.
Women booksellers > Fiction.
Rare books > Fiction.
Lost books > Fiction.
Treasure hunting > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Highlands (Scotland) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Cozy mysteries.
Romance fiction.
Christmas fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Available copies
- 71 of 82 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 3 current holds with 82 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Library | FIC COL (Text) | 30229101434784 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Madison Main Library | FIC COL (Text) | 30229101431780 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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