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Publisher
Dreamland Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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A mysterious book that promises unlimited power and unrivaled sexual pleasure. A down-on-her-luck book dealer hoping for the sale of a lifetime. And a twist so shocking, no one will come out unscathed.
After a tragedy too painful to bear, former novelist Lily Albrecht has resigned herself to a dull, sexless life as a rare book dealer. Until she gets a lead on a book that just might turn everything around. The Book of the Most Precious Substance is...
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Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Traveling to Idaho at the invitation of a wealthy horse owner, Cliff discovers a stunning collection of first-edition children's classics. The books are valued in the millions, which would be excellent news for their owner--if he hadn't suddenly been murdered . Considering the worth of the books, it's no secret why someone would kill to get near them. But to find out who that someone is, Cliff must pound a trail through the world of horseracing.
4) The forgers
Author
Series
Forgers volume 1
Publisher
Mysterious Press, an imprint of Grove/Atlantic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The rare book world is stunned when a reclusive collector, Adam Diehl, is found on the floor of his Montauk home: hands severed, surrounded by valuable inscribed books and original manuscripts that have been vandalized beyond repair. Adam's sister, Meghan, and her lover, Will-- a convicted if unrepentant literary forger-- struggle to come to terms with the seemingly incomprehensible murder. But when Will begins receiving threatening handwritten letters,...
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Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Denver homicide detective Cliff Janeway may not always play by the book, but he's an avid collector of rare and first editions. Bobby Westfall is a local bookscout, a gentle and quiet man who has sold enough valuable books to keep himself and his cats fed and housed. When Bobby is murdered, Janeway would like nothing better than to rearrange the suspect's spine. But the suspect, local lowlife Jackie Newton, is a master at eluding the law, and Janeway's...
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An honest policeman, Sergeant Wigan, escorts a drunk man home one night to keep him out of trouble and, seeing his fine book collection, slowly falls in to the gentle art of book collecting. Just as the friendship is blossoming, the policeman's book-collecting friend is murdered. To solve the mystery of why the victim was killed, and which of his rare books was taken, Wigan dives into the world of 'runners' and book collectors, where avid agents...
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Series
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Cordelia knows books. An addict-turned-dealer of classic paperbacks...[t]he most elusive prize of all, her white whale, has surfaced--a set of magnificent, vintage Sleuth Hound crime novels. Gorgeous, and as rare as they come. Just one problem. They're not for sale. Still, that won't stop a resourceful woman like Cordelia...One burglary later, the books are hers. Unfortunately, the man she's just robbed turns out be one of London's most dangerous...
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