DAILY MAIL BOOKS OF THE YEAR
NOMINATED FOR THE CRIMEFEST eDUNNIT AWARD
'Deeply atmospheric. . . Combines intrigue, magic and antiquarian bookselling.' Observer
'A marvellous, magical novel' Irish Times
'Irresistible. . . A lavish, lush quest novel.' LAUREN BEUKES
Rare book dealer Lily Albrecht has been given a tip-off about The Book of the Most Precious Substance, rumoured to be the most powerful occult book ever written. With some of the world's wealthiest people willing to pay a fortune for it, she embarks on a journey from New York to New Orleans to Munich to Paris, knowing that it could also help erase the greatest tragedy of her life.
But does the book really exist at all, or will Lily lose everything in search of a ghost?
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Autorentext
Sara Gran
Klappentext
After a tragedy almost too painful to bear, Lily Albrecht feels herself lost, adrift and resigned to her quiet life as a rare book dealer. Until she gets a lead on The Book of the Most Precious Substance, a 17th century manual rumoured to be the most powerful occult book ever written, if it really exists at all.
With some of the wealthiest people in the world willing to pay Lily a fortune to find it, she embarks on a journey from New York to New Orleans to Munich to Paris. But will Lily's quest help her find some answers, or will she lose everything searching for a ghost?