Vanishing games

"It's just before dawn on the South China Sea when three experienced pirates open fire on a small smuggling yacht. Their target: a bag of uncut sapphires worth millions. But when one of them stumbles across an enormous treasure that wasn't on the manifest, everything goes sideways. Wi...

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Main Author: Hobbs, Roger (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: "It's just before dawn on the South China Sea when three experienced pirates open fire on a small smuggling yacht. Their target: a bag of uncut sapphires worth millions. But when one of them stumbles across an enormous treasure that wasn't on the manifest, everything goes sideways. Within minutes the other two are dead, leaving this coldblooded psychopath to claim both the sapphires and the mysterious bonus in hopes of disappearing completely, as he'll now be as rich as Croesus for life"-- Provided by publisher.
Item Description: "A novel"--Jacket.
Sequel to: Ghostman.
Physical Description: 289 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN: 9780385352642 (hbk.)
0385352646 (hbk.)
9780804170949 (pbk.)
0804170940 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Roger Hobbs received a bachelor's degree in English from Reed College. He is the author of Ghostman and Vanishing Games. He received the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger in 2013, the Strand Critics award in 2014, and the Maltese Falcon award in 2015. He died on November 14, 2016 at the age of 28.

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