The Book of Air and Shadows - Softcover

Gruber, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061456578 ISBN 13: 9780061456572

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2008

Synopsis

A fire destroys a New York City rare bookstore--and reveals clues to a treasure worth killing for. . . . A disgraced scholar is found tortured to death. . . . And those pursuing the most valuable literary find in history are about to cross from the harmless mundane into inescapable nightmare.

From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Tropic of Night comes a breathtaking thriller that twists, shocks, and surprises at every turn as it crisscrosses centuries, from the glaring violence of today into the dark shadows of truth and lies surrounding the greatest writer the world has ever known.

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Product Description:

[ { By Gruber, Michael ( Author ) THE BOOK OF AIR AND SHADOWS Feb-26-2008 Paperback } ]

Review:

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

"(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

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

(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 this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061456578
• ISBN 13: 9780061456572
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496