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Title Statement | The book of stolen tales / D.J. McIntosh. |
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Author | McIntosh, Dorothy J |
Publication | Toronto: Penguin Group (Canada), 2013. |
Extent of Item | 419 p. |
ISBN | 0143175742 (pbk.) 9780143175742 (pbk.) |
Other Number | 2430380 |
General Notes | Sequel to: The witch of Babylon. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-414) and Internet addresses. |
Summary | John Madison, a New York art dealer travels to London, England in order to purchase a rare seventeenth century book of Italian fairy tales but before he can deliver it to his anonymous client, someone claiming to be the book's author steals it from him. In trying to recover the book John discovers that it is connected to a necromancer's spell and may very well be the source behind a deadly Mesopotamian plague. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Turkish Americans--Fiction |
Art dealers--Fiction | |
Rare books--Fiction | |
Rare books--Fiction--Collectors and collecting | |
Magic--Fiction | |
Theft--Fiction | |
Plague--Fiction | |
By Location | London (England)--Fiction |
By Genre | Suspense fiction |