The Codex of Blackwood

About this book

When the prestigious Blackwood College's dean is found dead in his locked study, and a priceless 17th-century hermetic manuscript vanishes from the campus vault, aging bibliography professor Alistair Finch must step forward to unravel the mystery. Teaming up with his brilliant graduate student, Julianna Sterling, Finch is forced to confront both the college's elite, secretive faculty and the ghosts of his own academic past. As a local detective uncovers financial conspiracies within the college board, Alistair and Julianna decode a series of historical ciphers that reveal a decades-old academic betrayal. Moving between a modern murder investigation and Alistair's memories of his own disgraced mentor twenty-five years earlier, this intellectual mystery explores the high stakes of academic ambition, the true cost of intellectual integrity, and the enduring power of mentorship.

Book details

Genres:

Mystery

Language:

en

Published:

2026-06-29

Content rating:

PG