| Umberto Eco's "Name of the Rose"? |
| Not sure about the palimpsest plot point, but I thought of The Weight of Ink, but not sure it's old enough |
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It’s OP - I finally remembered it!
Ex-Libris by Ross King The masquerade bit was from another / similar Ross King novel, Domino. I have no idea why, but I woke up this morning thinking that the title of the book was Domino. Quick google search led me to the answer! |