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Author · Storyteller
Joe Holland
@joeholland
Mystery writer drawn to flawed characters, unexpected consequences and the small details that make imagined worlds feel real.
Behind the stories
About the writer
Joe Holland writes mainly in mystery and enjoys discussing both the creative and practical sides of making books, from early drafts to finished editions.
Writing gets interesting when the obvious choice stops working.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Joe Holland
On the writing desk
Currently creating
First draft
The Last Borrowed Book
When a quiet lending library in Worcester starts receiving anonymous returns of books that were never checked out, archivist Nell Harcourt notices the pattern points to a death everyone in the neighbourhood has chosen to overlook. As she follows the trail through book clubs, parish notices and old borrowing records, she finds that the most ordinary routines in the city have been hiding a long memory. The case turns on who knew what, and why so many people preferred the comfort of a tidy story to the truth.
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