num_pages: 432
description: Denver cop-turned-bookdealer Cliff Janeway is lured by an enterprising fellow ex-policeman into going to Seattle to bring back a fugitive wanted for assault, burglary, and the possible theft of a priceless edition of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." The bail jumper turns out to be a vulnerable young woman calling herself Eleanor Rigby, who is also a gifted book finder.Janeway is intrigued by the woman -- and by the deadly history surrounding the rare volume. Hunted by people willing to kill for the antique tome, a terrified Eleanor escapes and disappears. To find her -- and save her -- Janeway must unravel the secrets of the book's past and its mysterious maker, for only then can he stop the hand of death from turning another page....
language: English
title: The Bookman's Wake
titlecomplete: The Bookman's Wake (Cliff Janeway, #2)
characters: Cliff Janeway
genres: Fiction, Books About Books, Mystery, Thriller, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Adult, Adult Fiction, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 4289
series: Cliff Janeway
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: CWA Silver Dagger, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Pocket Star