This book is terribly reminiscent of the movie "The Red Violin". The plot follows a semi-present day book conservator who has been commissioned to look at a book found near the end of the Bosnia Conflict, the Sarajevo Haggadah. She finds small forgotten objects (i.e. an insect's wing, a hair, etc.) caught in the binding of the book, which may help identify how the Haggadah has traveled from Inquisition-era Spain to the war-torn Sarajevo. The plot moves quickly, and the structure of the book goes in reverse chronology, which makes for an interesting read. The interstitial parts which concern the main character (Hanna Heath) and her search for the meaning of the objects, plus a side story regarding her family, are somewhat less intriguing than the main plot. And occasionally the number of "experts" seems too convenient and expository. The payoff at the end is quite good though, and I did fall for the plot twist.