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Cover of The Bookman's Wake by John Dunning

The Bookman's Wake

1995

Edgar Award (1996) · Nominee

Cliff Janeway, a book dealer, agrees to collect a woman who has skipped bail in Seattle. But when he arrives, he realizes he's been employed to find a rare edition of "The Raven". He also learns that those who are known to have owned copies of the book have met untimely deaths.

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Cover of The Bookman's Wake by John Dunning

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The Bookman's Wake

Edgar Award (1996) · Nominee

Year

1995

Crime Mystery Thriller

Description

Cliff Janeway, a book dealer, agrees to collect a woman who has skipped bail in Seattle. But when he arrives, he realizes he's been employed to find a rare edition of "The Raven". He also learns that those who are known to have owned copies of the book have met untimely deaths.

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