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The mirror thief a novel

In sixteenth century Venice, the famed makers of Venetian glass faced death if they tried to leave the island ... but one man schemes to outwit the enforcers of the edict. In 1958 Venice Beach, California, and in today's Venetian casino in Las Vegas, other schemers launch similarly dangerous pl...

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Main Author: Seay, Martin (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Brooklyn : Melville House, [2016]
Subjects:
Mirrors > Fiction.
Casinos > Nevada > Las Vegas > Fiction.
Venice (Italy) > Fiction.
Las Vegas (Nev.) > Fiction.
Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Summary: In sixteenth century Venice, the famed makers of Venetian glass faced death if they tried to leave the island ... but one man schemes to outwit the enforcers of the edict. In 1958 Venice Beach, California, and in today's Venetian casino in Las Vegas, other schemers launch similarly dangerous plans to get away with a secret. As the three stories weave together through time and space, the reader is drawn into a world of violence, and obsession.
Physical Description: 582 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781612195148
1612195148
Author Notes: MARTIN SEAY is the executive secretary for the village of Wheeling, Illinois. His work has appeared in The Believer , Joyland , Gargoyle , The Gettysburg Review , and elsewhere. The Mirror Thief is his first novel.

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