Jacqueline Finch is a lifelong book lover, which is why it was a literal gift from the Universe when she inherited Three Tomes Bookshop at the ripe old age of forty-eight.
But she''s had a few adjustments to make along the way, including the fact that her bookshop seems to be a haven for literary characters to come alive...and to stick their noses into things that aren''t any of their business-including Sherlock Holmes''s landlady, Mrs. Hudson, who is constantly bickering with the dour housekeeper from Rebecca, Mrs. Danvers.
And then there are the three old ladies down the street, whose resemblance to Macbeth''s Witches Three cannot be ignored.
Nevertheless, Jacqueline is happy in her new life and everything seems to be going well...even when she discovers that Dickens''s the Artful Dodger has come to life at Three Tomes Bookshop.
Why Dodger is here and what problem he''s meant to solve for some re