Booking In [electronic resource] : A Crang Mystery
Jack Batten2017
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Mystery-solving criminal lawyer Crang returns to investigate the disappearance
of two rare books.
Fletcher Marshall is a Toronto antiquarian book dealer, internationally
respected in the business. One night, someone blows the safe in his office and
makes off with the contents, which include an infamous forged first edition of
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese that is in itself a
collector's item. Fletcher, who was still in the process of verifying the book,
doesn't even know whether it was the real thing or a clever forgery (of a
forgery). But rather than summon the cops to investigate the theft, he turns to
his pal Crang, the nervy criminal lawyer, hoping he can retrieve the books
before their owner gets wind of the crime. The owner happens to be the richest
woman in Canada and a tough cookie who could ruin Fletcher's career.
Crang gets on the hunt, learning much about the trade in musty books and the
lucrative business it makes for forgers. Jus...
Main title:
Booking In [electronic resource] : A Crang Mystery / Jack Batten
Author:
Jack Batten, Author
Imprint:
Canada : Dundurn, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781459736931
Language:
English
BRN:
435786
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |