jjares reviewed on 4/4/2017 + 3411 more book reviews

This is the last book of the Cliff Janeway series. I loved the whole bunch because Dunning was able to weave rare book dealer's lore into them. For anyone who loves books, the antiquarian's tidbits are fascinating.

Cliff Janeway is a rare book dealer who was a police homicide detective -- years before. Sometimes, the jobs he's given require him to use both skills; this is one of those jobs. Janeway is hired to go through a fabulous children's classics collection. However, some of the selection's first editions have been replaced with reprints or later editions.

The collection originally belonged to a wealthy woman who died under mysterious circumstances (many years before). She married a horse racing enthusiast and trainer many years her senior. In order to learn more about the books and their owner, Janeway has to move into the close-knit circle of horse-racing. My only complaint with the story is with the amazing number of (available) people who knew things about someone who died 20+ years before.


Cliff Janewayâ Seriesâ
1. Booked To Die (1992)
2. The Bookman's Wake (1995)
3. The Bookman's Promise (2004)
4. The Sign of the Book (2005)
â**â5. The Bookwoman's Last Fling (2006)

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