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"Excited to explore the secrets of wine country, Brooklyn attends an excavation of the caves hidden deep under her parents' commune--and the findings are explosive. A room is unearthed, and it contains a treasure trove of artwork, rare books, a chest of jewelry--and a perfectly mummified body. A clo...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Obsidian,
[2015]
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| Series: | Carlisle, Kate, 1951- Bibliophile mystery ;
9. |
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| Summary: | "Excited to explore the secrets of wine country, Brooklyn attends an excavation of the caves hidden deep under her parents' commune--and the findings are explosive. A room is unearthed, and it contains a treasure trove of artwork, rare books, a chest of jewelry--and a perfectly mummified body. A closer examination of the murdered man's possessions reveals a valuable first edition of Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth. Hidden in the book is a secret map that unveils an even greater hoard of treasures brought to California by French winemakers fleeing the Nazi invasion with the commune leader's grandfather, Anton, among them"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 294 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780451416001 (hbk.) 0451416007 (hbk.) |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
