When traveling librarian Maribel Quince accepts a commission to catalog the crumbling archive of a Sicilian villa, she expects dusty documents and faded photographs -- not a body at the base of a medieval bell tower. The victim clutched a torn page from the family genealogy, and now everyone from the elegant Contessa to her tight-lipped groundskeeper seems to be hiding something. With her loyal Leonberger Hector by her side, Maribel must untangle eight decades of secrets before the killer strikes again.

The sun-drenched hillsides of Monteverde Antica hold more than ancient olive groves and breathtaking views. Behind the villa's peeling stucco walls, Maribel discovers forged documents, stolen church records, and a family tree that's been carefully pruned to hide an inconvenient truth. As she digs deeper into the past, she realizes that someone in this close-knit village will do anything to keep their secrets buried -- including silencing a nosy American archivist.

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• Publication Date: January 2, 2026
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• Print Length: 122 Pages
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