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1) Foul matter
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The bestselling author of the Richard Jury novels delivers a razor-sharp and raucously funny send-up of the cutthroat world of publishing. And the praise is pouring in:
"A hilarious and wicked caper-adventure on the evils of the book business."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Does laughing uncontrollably on a subway train constitute legitimate literary criticism? If it does, then Foul Matter...gets a great review from me." New
...2) Book lovers
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A by-the-book literary agent must decide if happily ever after is worth changing her whole life for in this insightful, delightful new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation. Nora Stephens life is books-she's read them all-and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are...
3) The accident
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Feverishly paging through a disturbing anonymous manuscript that she believes has world-changing potential, New York literary agent Isabel Reed catches the attentions of Copenhagen veteran station chief Hayden Gray, who resolves to keep the book's secrets from being exposed.
Author
Series
Jane Stuart and Winky mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Wheeler Pub
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
10) Toasting Tina
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
While at a romance authors convention, literary agent Jane Stuart and her feline companion Winky find themselves immersed in a murder mystery when Tina Vale, the publisher who destroyed Jane's reputation, is found electrocuted in her bathtub
11) The accident
Author
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
As dawn approaches in New York, literary agent Isabel Reed is turning the final pages of a mysterious, anonymous manuscript, racing through the explosive revelations about powerful people, as well as long-hidden secrets about her own past.
Author
Series
Inspector Bill Slider mysteries volume 21
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When one of London's best-known literary agents is found dead in strange circumstances, having fallen headlong from his office window, DCI Slider is under pressure from the Borough Commander to confirm a case of accidental death. But when the evidence points to murder, Slider and his team find themselves uncovering some decidedly scandalous secrets in the suave and successful Ed Wiseman's past. An embittered ex-wife. A discarded mistress. A frustrated...
13) Book lovers
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Agreeing to a holiday escape to the country, literary agent Nora Stephens keeps running into Charlie Lastra, a bookish, brooding editor she knows from Manhattan, and wishes she didn't, even as she discovers they have more in common than previously thought.
"Nora Stephens' life is books--she's read them all--and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When she discovers the dead body of an editor whom she resembles during the Book and Author Festival, literary agent Lila Wilks investigates, trying to find a link between the editor's murder and that of a promising new author.
Publisher
Writer's Digest Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Novel & Short Story Writer's Market is the go-to resource you need to get your short stories, novellas, and novels published. The 40th edition of NSSWM features hundreds of updated listings for book publishers, literary agents, fiction publications, contests, and more. Each listing includes contact information, submission guidelines, and other essential tips"--
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