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The bookman's wake : a mystery with Cliff Janeway / John Dunning.

By: Series: Dunning, John, Cliff Janeway mysteries ; 2.Publication details: New York : Pocket Star , c1995.Description: 432 p. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 0671567829
  • 9780671567828
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813/.54 20
Summary: 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....
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Paperbacks Hanover Public Library Shelves PB FIC DUNN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906000801564

Sequel to: "Booked to die".

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....

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