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The Informer
by Nova, Craig
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0307236935
- ISBN 13
- 9780307236937
- Seller
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Pittsford, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Shaye Areheart Books. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2010. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 306 pp. .
Synopsis
Berlin in 1930 is a city of dark paranoia and covert power struggles, where violence can erupt at any moment. The Brownshirts dominate the streets, but the Red Front is building its insurgence.Gaelle, a beautiful but desperate young prostitute with a scar across one side of her face, trades in something far more powerful--and dangerous--than sex: information. To possess her, men will do more than pay--they will tell her secrets. What Gaelle wants is protection.Felix, a sixteen-year-old boy with a lame foot, negotiates Gaelle's price, accompanies her in limousines when she feels threatened, and reminds her to take care of herself. But can he really keep her from harm?Armina Treffen is an investigator for the Berlin Police. Several women's bodies have been found in the park, murdered in the same manner, and Armina, too, seeks Gaelle's confidence to help her catch a serial killer.Even as Gaelle tries to protect herself by possessing information, she becomes more entangled in a complex web of politics and murder in a city in which men will go to any length to maintain the power of silence.In this taut literary thriller, acclaimed author Craig Nova masterfully captures the menace and malice of pre-war Berlin through the eyes of characters dealing with forces far beyond their control.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Abacus Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS084307I
- Title
- The Informer
- Author
- Nova, Craig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0307236935
- ISBN 13
- 9780307236937
- Publisher
- Shaye Areheart Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010
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