I loved the concept of the movie The Ninth Gate from 1999, not necessarily the execution. I read the book the movie is based on, The Club Dumas, and it wasn't much like the movie.
I like deep dives into the arts like books, art cooking, science and so on. Currently looking for some sort of "Book detective" story.
I've read The Goldfinch and it wasn't quite what I was looking for…
by Hullabullaye
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Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, the Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, Possession by A.S.Byatt…. Or maybe another book by Perez-Reverte
Shadow of the Wind or The Historian… both have rare book mysteries with occult/dark undertones. Name of the Rose if you want dense medieval manuscript detective work. most book-world novels skip the occult conspiracy angle Ninth Gate nailed