The map thief : a novel / Heather Terrell

By:

Terrell, Heather [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2008]Edition: First editionDescription: 251 pages : mapContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780345494689

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Genre/Form:

Historical fiction

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Summary: Mara Coyne's new client has left her uneasy. Republican kingmaker Richard Tobias has hired her, he says, because of her skill in recovering stolen art and advocating for the rightful owners, but Mara senses that he is not telling her everything. Tobias reveals that a centuries-old map was stolen from an archaeological dig he is sponsoring in China, and he wants her to get it back. But as Mara begins her investigation, she uncovers the shocking truth: The map is more valuable than anyone has ever imagined, and her client's motives are more sinister than she suspected.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	N.S. Amoranto Branch Fiction Area	Fiction	Fic T325m 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	131811d

Mara Coyne's new client has left her uneasy. Republican kingmaker Richard Tobias has hired her, he says, because of her skill in recovering stolen art and advocating for the rightful owners, but Mara senses that he is not telling her everything. Tobias reveals that a centuries-old map was stolen from an archaeological dig he is sponsoring in China, and he wants her to get it back. But as Mara begins her investigation, she uncovers the shocking truth: The map is more valuable than anyone has ever imagined, and her client's motives are more sinister than she suspected.

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