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Booked to Die Hardcover - 1992

by John Dunning

John Dunning brings together his knowledge of Denver cops and the rare book world in this striking new mystery. When a freelancer who searches for valuable books is murdered, burned-out cop Cliff Janeway suspects he was onto something big. But who would kill for a book?


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First in the Cliff Janeway series from national bestselling author John Dunning. Denver homicide detective Cliff Janeway may not always play by the book, but he is an avid collector of rare and first editions. After a local book scout is killed on his turf, Janeway would like nothing better than to rearrange the suspect's spine. But the suspect, local lowlife Jackie Newton, is a master at eluding the law, and Janeway's wrathful brand of off-duty justice costs him his badge. Turning to his lifelong passion, Janeway opens a small bookshop--all the while searching for evidence to put Newton away. But when prized volumes in a highly sought-after collection begin to appear, so do dead bodies. Now, Janeway's life is about to start a precarious new chapter as he attempts to find out who's dealing death along with vintage Chandlers and Twains.

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  • Title Booked to Die
  • Author John Dunning
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scribner Book Company, New York
  • Date 1992
  • ISBN 9780684193830 / 0684193833
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.3 in (21.59 x 14.48 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mountains
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: Colorado
  • Library of Congress subjects Detective and mystery stories, Ex-police officers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 91026889
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 01/15/1992, Page 912
  • Library Journal, 09/01/2004, Page 207
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/13/1991, Page 0

About the author

John Dunning (1942-2023) revealed book collecting's most shocking secrets in his bestselling series of crime novels featuring Cliff Janeway: Booked to Die, which won the prestigious Nero Wolfe Award; The Bookman's Wake, a New York Times Notable Book; and the New York Times bestsellers The Bookman's Promise, The Sign of the Book, and The Bookwoman's Last Fling. He also wrote the Edgar Award-nominated Deadline, The Holland Suggestions, and Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime. An expert on rare and collectible books, he owned the Old Algonquin Bookstore in Denver for many years.
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