The Shadow Scholar: Readers Edition (The Concord Trilogy)
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The Shadow Scholar
By Chris Watson
A spy thriller where history isn’t just rewritten, it’s forged.
In the summer of 1982, mild-mannered history professor Edgar T. Bellows stumbles upon an encrypted document that threatens to upend everything we know about modern diplomacy. What begins as an academic curiosity soon spirals into a high-stakes chase across Europe’s ancient libraries and shadowy archives. Recruited by MI6 for his eye for detail rather than his skill with a gun, Bellows finds himself unraveling a centuries-old conspiracy authored not by nations, but by those who control the narratives of the past.
Alongside the enigmatic Wren Mallory, Edgar uncovers forged treaties, secret societies of revisionist scholars, and a mysterious artifact known as The Frame, a legendary ledger rumored to reshape reality itself. From the halls of the British Museum to the vaults beneath Vienna and the cryptic corridors of Vatican City, The Shadow Scholar blends the cerebral intrigue of The Name of the Rose with the taut espionage of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and wraps it all in the dry wit of an unlikely academic-turned-spy.
History is a lie written in beautiful ink. Someone needs to read between the margins.