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When antiquarian book dealer Harry Blake is hired to appraise a 400-year-old journal, he doesn't yet suspect that he's wandered into a realm of closely guarded secrets worthy of the Da Vinci Code conspiracies. The decipherment of the mysterious text and the brutal murder of its owner convince him...
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When antiquarian book dealer Harry Blake is hired to appraise a 400-year-old journal, he doesn't yet suspect that he's wandered into a realm of closely guarded secrets worthy of the Da Vinci Code conspiracies. The decipherment of the mysterious text and the brutal murder of its owner convince him that the document could help him locate a priceless holy relic -- if he doesn't get killed in the process. Vivid characters; nonstop action.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312936686 (0312936680)
Publish date: August 30th 2005
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages no: 360
Edition language: English
This book is a thriller and it is two thrillers in one. There are two stories going on. On the one hand an antiquarian book dealer is hired to translate a manuscript that dates from the sixteenth century and is written in a kind of shorthand from that time. The man who hired him is murdered soon the...
Antiquarian book dealer Harry Blake is called upon to translate and provide a valuation for a journal -- which turns out to belong to a sailor on Sir Walter Raleigh's Roanoke expedition. When his client is murdered, the man's daughter (Debbie) retains Harry to continue the translation.Pretty soon, ...
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