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Murder at the Opera: A Capital Crimes Novel
by Truman, Margaret
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0345478215
- ISBN 13
- 9780345478214
- Seller
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About This Item
Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No damage to any pages. Two small characters on top right corner of the front endpaper. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request in order to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
Synopsis
Margaret Truman, who knows where all the bodies are buried inside the Beltway, has written her most thrilling novel of suspense yet. Murder at the Opera features the popular crime-fighting couple Mac Smith and his wife, Annabel Reed-Smith, as they navigate the glitz, glamour, and grime that is Washington, D.C.It ain't over till the fat lady sings . . . but the show hasn't even started yet when a diva is found dead. The soprano in question, a petite young Asian Canadian named Charise Lee, was scarcely a star at the Washington National Opera. But when the aspiring singer is stabbed in the heart backstage during rehearsals, she suddenly takes center stage.Georgetown law professor Mac Smith thought he'd just be carrying a rapier in Tosca as a favor for his beloved Annabel, but now they're both being pressured by the panicked theater board to unmask a killer. Providing accompaniment will be former homicide detective, current P.I., and eternal opera fan Raymond Pawkins.Soon the Smiths find themselves dangerously improvising among an expanding cast of suspects with all sorts of scores to settle. What they uncover is an increasingly complex case reaching far beyond Washington to a dark world of informers and terror alerts in Iraq, and climaxing on a fateful night at the opera attended by none other than the President himself.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- The Dusty Bookcase
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0001343
- Title
- Murder at the Opera: A Capital Crimes Novel
- Author
- Truman, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. Capital Crimes (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0345478215
- ISBN 13
- 9780345478214
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Biography & Autobiography; District of Columbia; Fiction; General; Hard-Boiled; Mid-Atlantic; Mystery & Detective; Washington (D.C.); Washington, D.C.; Women art dealers
- Size
- Octavo
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Sewell, New Jersey
About The Dusty Bookcase
The Dusty Bookcase is an online bookstore that was founded in April of 2016. We have a great collection of first editions, first printings, autographed books and publications, out of print books, classics, antiques and collectibles. As avid bibliophiles, we take much pride in the quality and integrity of the books we offer for sale. Our books are varied and diverse. We believe we have a great collection of books that we take great care of, and take pride in owning. Every dust jacket is gently cleaned with a surface safe spray gel. Photographs are taken of the actual books we offer for sale, and every book is stored on a bookshelf. We're always on the lookout for the next great book to peek inside and offer for sale. Our goal is to have you, our valued customer, pleasantly surprised by the quality and integrity of your book purchase. We want every current and future customer to enjoy purchasing books from us, as much as we enjoy having the books to offer for sale.
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