The Book of Air and Shadows - Softcover

Gruber, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006123351X ISBN 13: 9780061233517

Publisher: Harperluxe, 2007

Synopsis

Desperately typing out the details of a case that puts him at the center of a deadly conspiracy that could mean his imminent demise, intellectual property lawyer Jake Mishkin recounts how a bookstore fire led to the discovery of a cache of encrypted seventeenth-century letters revealing the whereabouts of one of the most valuable historical items in the world. By the author of Night of the Jaguar. (Suspense)

About this title

Review:

"Entertaining. A wild ride." -- Charlotte Observer, Best Books of Summer

"One of the best new writers in the genre." -- Charlotte Observer

"(An) intelligent thrill ride." -- Tampa Tribune

"Smart and irreverent." -- Arizona Republic

"Gruber is no ordinary writer." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Very good...ingenious and suspenseful." -- Maclean's

(An) intelligent thrill ride. --Tampa Tribune

Smart and irreverent. --Arizona Republic

"A gripping literary thriller. A taut novel that offers ingenious puzzles plus murderous threats along the way."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Fearless, intricate and intelligent. Stylish and confident prose. Dialogue that respects a reader's intelligence. A smart and original plot."--Seattle Times

About the Author:

Michael Gruber has a Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of Miami. He lives in Seattle, Washington, and is currently at work on another novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harperluxe
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 006123351X
• ISBN 13: 9780061233517
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 718