* * * **Short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors** ** ** The lie that bought Jacob Weisen a new life cannot help him escape the past Birkenau could not kill Jacob Weisen. He survived the death camp and made his way to America, where he became famous telling the story of Isaac Beck
The Book of the Lion: Bibliomysteries
- Book ID
- 126255688
- Publisher
- MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Standards
- ISBN
- 1497649935
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
When Professor Dominic Hallkyn receives an anonymous phone call late one night from a voice claiming to possess a priceless Chaucerian manuscript presumed lost forever, he doesn’t know how to react. He soon finds himself scrambling to meet the caller’s demands amid uncompromising suspense that culminates in a devilish plot twist. Perry takes his readers on a mad dash through the winding streets of Boston in pursuit of the unique artifact that may be doomed to disappear from history . . . this time, for good.**
✦ Subjects
Исторический детектив
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