The Long Sonata of the Dead |
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| Author:
| Taylor, Andrew |
| Series title: | Bibliomysteries Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4804-3639-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | MysteriousPress.com
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $2.99USD $.99 |
Book Description:
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In pursuit of the find of a lifetime, an academic confronts an old rival. Once visited by the likes of Charles Dickens, William Thackeray, and George Eliot, the London Library is a maze of books--a jumble of first editions and forgotten texts. For Tony, it is a refuge from the failure his life has become--and it is about to be invaded by a destructive old friend. Adam is a world-renowned novelist who spends so much time writing...
More Description In pursuit of the find of a lifetime, an academic confronts an old rival.
Once visited by the likes of Charles Dickens, William Thackeray, and George Eliot, the London Library is a maze of books--a jumble of first editions and forgotten texts. For Tony, it is a refuge from the failure his life has become--and it is about to be invaded by a destructive old friend.
Adam is a world-renowned novelist who spends so much time writing articles and appearing in documentaries that it seems impossible he actually has time to write books. He visits the library to research a nearly-forgotten English poet, Francis Youlgreave, who just happens to be Tony's obsession. Tony has staked his career on the long-dead clergyman, and will do whatever it takes to keep Adam from stealing his research. In this ghostly library, scholarly conflict is anything but academic.
The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.