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Found: Blue hardcover mystery novel with orange bookmark
Heartland Florida
Found
listing
Posted
20 days
ago
Description
Found a blue hardcover mystery novel this afternoon around 3:15pm behind the Heartland Public Library on Oak Street, near the coffee shop. The book has a bright orange ribbon bookmark sticking out halfway, and there’s a small doodle of a cat on page 142 from a dog-eared corner. The jacket shows light scuffs, but the spine is intact and the pages are clean. I figured someone must be missing it after leaving it on a bench near the bus stop by Oak Street Market. If this sounds like yours, drop me a note in the app and we can arrange pickup at the library.
Approximate found location
Heartland Florida
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