The Pot Thief Who Studied Einstein

Orenduff, J. Michael

ISBN 10: 1938436024 / ISBN 13: 9781938436024

Published by Aakenbaaken & Kent, New York, 2011

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219 Pages. A used book that has been read. Signed by the author on the title page. No defects noted. Maybe it was the chance for an easy $2500. Or maybe it was the chance to examine a treasure trove of Anasazi pots.or maybe it was just a slow day at his Old Town Albuquerque shop that prompted Hubie Schuze to be blindfolded and chauffeured to meet a reclusive collector looking for a confidential appraisal. Sure, it was an odd setup, but what could possibly go wrong? Hubie s devil-may-care attitude fades fast when he finds three of his own Anasazi copies among the genuine antiquities. Worse, when the driver drops him back home, what he doesn't find are the twenty-five crisp hundred dollar bills the collector gave him. Incensed at the rip-off, Hubie is determined to recoup his cash, but Detective Whit Fletcher interrupts, dragging Hubie to the morgue to identify a John Doe. When the sheet is pulled back, Hubie is stunned to see the collector. Hubie is not a suspect yet. But the longer he pursues his missing appraisal fee, the more tangled he becomes in the collector's shadowy life. Includes the teaser for The Port Thief Who Studied Escoffier.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pot Thief Who Studied Einstein
• Publisher: Aakenbaaken & Kent, New York
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1938436024
• ISBN 13: 9781938436024
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Maybe it was the chance for an easy $2500. Or maybe it was the chance to examine a treasure trove of Anasazi pots...or maybe it was just a slow day at his Old Town Albuquerque shop that prompted Hubie Schuze to be blindfolded and chauffeured to meet a reclusive collector looking for a confidential appraisal. Sure, it was an odd setup, but what could possibly go wrong? Hubie s devil-may-care attitude fades fast when he finds three of his own Anasazi copies among the genuine antiquities. Worse, when the driver drops him back home, what he doesn't find are the twenty-five crisp hundred dollar bills the collector gave him. Incensed at the rip-off, Hubie is determined to recoup his cash, but Detective Whit Fletcher interrupts, dragging Hubie to the morgue to identify a John Doe. When the sheet is pulled back, Hubie is stunned to see the collector. Hubie is not a suspect yet. But the longer he pursues his missing appraisal fee, the more tangled he becomes in the collector's shadowy life. This Lefty Award winner may be the best Pot Thief yet.

Review

“A spicy Old Town Albuquerque setting and plots as pungent and twisted as a chile ristra. I’m in love with Hubie Schuze—pot thief, shopkeeper, reluctant sleuth, and cook extraordinaire. A winning series!” —Susan Wittig Albert, author of the China Bayles mysteries
“Orenduff perfectly captures the beauty of the New Mexican sunset, a good friend and a margarita. Throw in the occasional dead body, and it’s pure enchantment.” —El Paso Times