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The map thief : a novel /

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Ballantine Books, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 251 p. : map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780345494689
  • 0345494687
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813/.6 22
LOC classification:
  • PS3620.E75 2008
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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F F Chamberlin Free Public Library Fiction F TER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 34517000243470

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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