The Latitude of Lies - A Mapmaker's Magic Cozy Paranormal Mystery

Vanda C. Blackmer

Casa editrice: BookRix

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Every map tells a story. Some stories are built on lies.Maren Cole has found her place in Thistle Harbor. As the town's mapmaker, she's solved a murder, rescued the lost, and built a life she never imagined wanting. Her relationship with Silas Thorne grows stronger daily, her abilities continue to expand, and even the townspeople have begun to accept the strange woman who can find anything—or anyone.Then Victor Crane walks into her shop with a fortune and a deadly request.The wealthy antique dealer wants a map of Thistle Harbor's true boundaries. Not the official town lines, but the real ones—including the parts that don't appear on any legal document. He claims it's for historical research. But when Maren begins charting what's hidden, she discovers something impossible: an entire section of the coastline that's been erased. Not just from maps, but from memory. A place called Salthollow that existed a century ago and was deliberately forgotten.Someone went to extraordinary lengths to hide Salthollow. And someone is willing to kill to keep it hidden.The lies run deeper than Maren imagined. The founding families' Compact didn't just bind five families together—it buried a sixth. A community of sea-witches who controlled the waters, whose magic protected the harbor, and who were betrayed, drowned, and erased from history. Now their descendants are waking. The ocean is rising. And the carefully maintained lies that built Thistle Harbor are beginning to crack.When bodies start washing ashore with symbols carved into their skin, Maren realizes this isn't just about old secrets. Someone is using the rediscovered truth as a weapon—and they'll destroy the town to get their revenge.To stop them, Maren must map the unmappable. She'll dive into hidden archives, confront the founding families' darkest secret, and face an enemy whose grief is justified even if their methods are monstrous. Because some lies protect the guilty, and some lies protect everyone. Maren must decide which kind she's facing—before the sea reclaims what was stolen.The truth is underwater. And the tide is coming in.The Latitude of Lies is the third book in The Mapmaker's Magic series—perfect for fans of cozy paranormal mysteries with coastal atmosphere, layered secrets, and the question of whether justice can be served without becoming vengeance.

Disponibile da: 11/02/2026.

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