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January 30, 2007
"The Sign of the Book" by John Dunning
The Sign of the Book (2005) is the fourth book in a series of mysteries that started with Booked to Die (1992). Written by former rare book dealer John Dunning, the series follows former Denver cop turned book dealer Cliff Janeway. In this episode, Cliff is asked by his lover/bookstore silent partner, Erin D’Angelo (who is an attorney) to investigate the murder of her college boyfriend. The accused, who has asked Erin to defend her, is the victim’s wife and Erin’s childhood friend, Laura. The two have been estranged for years – ever since Laura stole Erin’s boyfriend, the now dead victim – so Erin is reluctant to take the case. As in all of the Janeway stories, there is some important element about rare books. In this case, the victim had a large collection of signed books, many of which may have forged signatures. In addition to a good mystery story, Dunning always throws in interesting information about the book trade: auctions, book fairs, prices of rare books, etc.
ISBN: 0-7434-8247-6
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Posted by jnardine at January 30, 2007 10:16 AM