Order. Purpose. Predictability. Dr. Renee Lawler organizes her life around those principles, and rarely does she stray from them. After all, theyβve brought her this far in life, where she enjoys her role as English department chair at a small but reputable New England university. Renee very much a
The Missing Piece
β Scribed by Egan, Kevin
- Book ID
- 108616524
- Publisher
- Tom Doherty Associates
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 765 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780765377609
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Kirkus Reviews named Midnight, Kevin Egan's first diabolically twisty legal thriller, a "Best Book of 2013." Now Egan returns to the bench with The Missing Piece, an all-new tale of courtroom intrigue, legal maneuvers, deception, desperation...and cold-blooded murder.
The Salvus Treasure is a fabulous hoard of ancient Roman silver, worth a total of seventy million dollars. Uncovered decades ago under disputed circumstances, the treasure has been claimed by various parties, some of whom will stop at nothing to secure full ownership of its riches. People have diedβand killedβto possess all fourteen pieces of silver.
The legal battle over who truly owns the treasure finally leads to the New York County Courthouse in Lower Manhattan. But as teams of high-priced lawyers wrangle over provenance and witnesses, a shocking act disrupts the trial...and a crucial piece of evidence goes missing.
The missing piece is a...
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