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In "The Bookman's Wake," former Denver police officer Cliff Janeway, now a rare‑book dealer, receives a baffling proposition from a former cop turned detective. Slater asks Janeway to escort a young fugitive from Seattle to a bail bondsman and a Taos court. The woman is wanted for burglary and assault and may have stolen a 1969 Grayson Press edition of Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Raven," a copy that does not appear in any bibliography and could be worth a fortune to the right collector. Janeway embarks on the journey out of curiosity for the rare book and the opportunity it presents. Along the way, he becomes drawn into the woman’s terrifying situation, discovering a story that intertwines her love of books with a painful past and a forgotten small press that once produced remarkable works.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Dunning, John
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