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The Bookman's Wake

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Description

Denver cop-turned-bookdealer Cliff Janeway is lured by an enterprising fellow ex-policeman into going to Seattle to bring back a fugitive wanted for assault, burglary, and the possible theft of a priceless edition of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." The bail jumper turns out to be a vulnerable young woman calling herself Eleanor Rigby, who is also a gifted book finder.
Janeway is intrigued by the woman -- and by the deadly history surrounding the rare volume. Hunted by people willing to kill for the antique tome, a terrified Eleanor escapes and disappears. To find her -- and save her -- Janeway must unravel the secrets of the book's past and its mysterious maker, for only then can he stop the hand of death from turning another page....

Product Details

PublisherPocket Star
Publish DateMarch 01, 1996
Pages448
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780671567828
Dimensions171.4 X 106.4 X 25.4 mm | 244.9 g

About the Author

John Dunning (1942–2023) revealed book collecting’s most shocking secrets in his bestselling series of crime novels featuring Cliff Janeway: Booked to Die, which won the prestigious Nero Wolfe Award; The Bookman’s Wake, a New York Times Notable Book; and the New York Times bestsellers The Bookman’s PromiseThe Sign of the Book, and The Bookwoman’s Last Fling. He also wrote the Edgar Award–nominated DeadlineThe Holland Suggestions, and Two O’Clock, Eastern Wartime. An expert on rare and collectible books, he owned the Old Algonquin Bookstore in Denver for many years. 

Reviews

Boston Sunday Globe Magazine Not only kept me up far too late one night, but got me up two hours early the next morning.
Associated Press Stunning.
Kirkus Reviews Mad, fantastical, and darkly original. Bookbinding has never been so compelling.
The Denver Post Nail-biting suspense.

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