Bookscout

Mystery & Suspense, Hard-Boiled, Fiction & Literature, Thrillers
Cover of the book Bookscout by John Dunning, MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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Author: John Dunning ISBN: 9781480456297
Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Publication: November 26, 2013
Imprint: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Language: English
Author: John Dunning
ISBN: 9781480456297
Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Publication: November 26, 2013
Imprint: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Language: English

For a rare book, a desperate buyer turns to violence

Six days a week, Joel Beer hunts for books in Denver. He stalks them in bookstores and thrift stores, at yard sales and estate sales, his eyes scanning spines quickly and ruthlessly, searching for the $0.25 gem that he can resell for $250. If he were the only scout in town, he might be able to make a living, but there are close to a dozen full-timers now—including his archrival, Popeye Lamonica—and Joel is having trouble paying his rent.

 

Facing eviction, Joel and his partner—a slow-witted vagrant named Lacy—go on the hunt. They are about to give up when they find an estate sale offering a $0.50 copy of Walter Behr’s Something for Nothing that is worth $500. But Popeye sees it, too. To make this treasure his, Joel will do whatever it takes—even if it means sacrificing his career.

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For a rare book, a desperate buyer turns to violence

Six days a week, Joel Beer hunts for books in Denver. He stalks them in bookstores and thrift stores, at yard sales and estate sales, his eyes scanning spines quickly and ruthlessly, searching for the $0.25 gem that he can resell for $250. If he were the only scout in town, he might be able to make a living, but there are close to a dozen full-timers now—including his archrival, Popeye Lamonica—and Joel is having trouble paying his rent.

 

Facing eviction, Joel and his partner—a slow-witted vagrant named Lacy—go on the hunt. They are about to give up when they find an estate sale offering a $0.50 copy of Walter Behr’s Something for Nothing that is worth $500. But Popeye sees it, too. To make this treasure his, Joel will do whatever it takes—even if it means sacrificing his career.

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