Margins of Error

By Mark Boyer

When history is written in ink, who controls the pen?

Miles Walker thought he left behind scandal after publishing The Widow's Watch. But when a cryptic letter appears in the bookshop's return bin-marked only with a stylized eye and a challenge to "print the facts"-he's pulled into a shadowy conspiracy rooted in Westbridge's past.

Joined by investigative reporter Nora and his ever-skeptical partner Cal, Miles uncovers a secret archive known as The Red Index, a hidden collection of quotes, erasures, and truths that were never meant to see daylight. When people connected to the Index start turning up dead-each marked with a chilling quote from Westbridge's beloved matriarch Eloise Farnsworth-the trio races to decode literary breadcrumbs, political cover-ups, and forged history before the truth is buried for good.

As a slick outsider runs for mayor on a platform of "rewriting the future," and a TikTok-fueled frenzy turns the mystery into a meme, Miles must decide: Will he protect the town's illusions-or expose the story it tried to erase?

Margins of Error is a twisty, bookish mystery brimming with satire, secrets, and small-town cover-ups-perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building and The Thursday Murder Club. Because sometimes, the most dangerous stories... are the ones hidden in the margins.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FC62ZV57
• ISBN13: 9798286953684
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"