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The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections : a novel / Eva Jurczyk.

Jurczyk, Eva. (Author).

Summary:

"Liesl Weiss has been (mostly) happy working in the rare books department of a large university, managing details and working behind the scenes to make the head of the department look good. But when her boss has a stroke and she's left to run things, she discovers that the library's most prized manuscript is missing. Liesl tries to sound the alarm and inform the police about the missing priceless book but is told repeatedly to keep quiet to keep the doors open and the donors happy. But then a librarian goes missing as well. Liesl must investigate both disappearances, unspooling her colleagues' pasts like the threads of a rare book binding as it becomes clear that someone in the department must be responsible for the theft. What Liesl discovers about the dusty manuscripts she has worked among for so long-and about the people who preserve and revere them-shakes the very foundation on which she has built her life"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781728246598
  • ISBN: 1728246598
  • ISBN: 9781728238593
  • ISBN: 1728238595
  • Physical Description: 323 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publication date, and paging may vary.
Includes interview with the author.
Subject: Librarians > Fiction.
Rare books > Fiction.
Cerebrovascular disease > Fiction.
Book thefts > Fiction.
Missing persons > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 32 of 32 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 32 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Rolla Public Library FIC JUR (Text) 38256101828667 Adult Fiction Available -

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264 1. ‡aNaperville, Illinois : ‡bPoisoned Pen Press, ‡c2022.
300 . ‡a323 pages ; ‡c22 cm
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338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
500 . ‡aPublisher, publication date, and paging may vary.
500 . ‡aIncludes interview with the author.
520 . ‡a"Liesl Weiss has been (mostly) happy working in the rare books department of a large university, managing details and working behind the scenes to make the head of the department look good. But when her boss has a stroke and she's left to run things, she discovers that the library's most prized manuscript is missing. Liesl tries to sound the alarm and inform the police about the missing priceless book but is told repeatedly to keep quiet to keep the doors open and the donors happy. But then a librarian goes missing as well. Liesl must investigate both disappearances, unspooling her colleagues' pasts like the threads of a rare book binding as it becomes clear that someone in the department must be responsible for the theft. What Liesl discovers about the dusty manuscripts she has worked among for so long-and about the people who preserve and revere them-shakes the very foundation on which she has built her life"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
650 0. ‡aLibrarians ‡vFiction. ‡0(ME)29884
650 0. ‡aRare books ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aCerebrovascular disease ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aBook thefts ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aMissing persons ‡vFiction. ‡0(ME)27785
655 7. ‡aDetective and mystery fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)187
655 7. ‡aNovels. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)311
902 . ‡aMO7 ‡b02/07/2022 ‡cMerged.
904 . ‡aMARCIVE 2022
904 . ‡aMARCIVE 2022
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