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Rebecca West
@rebeccawest
Independent writer working mainly in mystery, with an interest in craft, books and the practical side of publishing.
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About the writer
Rebecca West is a mystery writer interested in how stories work, how readers respond to them and how technology is changing the way writers create and publish.
The interesting part usually begins where the easy answer stops.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Rebecca West
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The Last Copy at Bellwether House
When a small village bookshop in Southampton is left with one unsold first edition after a local author dies unexpectedly, the shop's careful, unglamorous owner starts noticing that the book's history does not quite match the story people are telling about it. As rumours spread through Bellwether House and its surrounding lanes, she is drawn into a puzzle about a missing manuscript, a damaged family, and why everyone seems so interested in the same battered paperback. The investigation stays close to books, paper, and the odd habits of readers who are far more observant than they appear.
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