Found
Fox-cover paperback mystery found near Findlay library
Lima / Findlay
Found
listing
Posted
4 months
ago
Description
I found this paperback mystery this afternoon around 2:15pm outside the Findlay Public Library on North Main Street. It's a 320-page softcover with a bright fox illustration on the cover and a green spine that’s a bit sun-faded. Inside the front cover there’s a library stamp and a handwritten note from a book club dated 2019. A dog-eared page at chapter seven and a torn cinema ticket stub tucked between the pages suggest it was cherished. It felt like someone misplaced a favorite read, and I’d love to get it back to its owner.
Approximate found location
Lima / Findlay
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