The Paris deadline : a novel /
A veteran of WWI and the only American living in Paris who doesn't know Hemingway, newspaper reporter Toby Keats comes into possession of a rare 18th-century mechanical duck, which--for some reason--is sought after by a variety of persons and groups
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Nashville, Tenn. :
Turner Pub. Co.,
[2012], ©2012
Nashville, Tenn. : Turner Publishing Company, c2012 Nashville, Tenn. : ©2012 Nashville, Tenn. : [2012] Nashville, Tennessee : [2012] |
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| Summary: | A veteran of WWI and the only American living in Paris who doesn't know Hemingway, newspaper reporter Toby Keats comes into possession of a rare 18th-century mechanical duck, which--for some reason--is sought after by a variety of persons and groups "From bestselling historical novelist Max Byrd comes a new novel set against the dramatic backdrop of Paris in the Jazz Age--a fascinating suspense tale interwoven with rich historical detail. Paris, 1926. Newspaper reporter Toby Keats, a veteran of the Great War and the only American in Paris who doesn't know Hemingway, has lived a quiet life--until one day he comes into possession of a rare eighteenth-century automate, a very strange and somewhat scandalous mechanical duck. Highly sought after by an enigmatic American banker, European criminals, and the charming young American Elsie Short, the duck is rumored to hold the key to opening a new frontier in weapons technology for the German army, now beginning to threaten Europe once more. Haunted with his nightmarish past in the War, Toby pursues the truth behind the duck.From the boites of the Left Bank to the dark prehistoric caverns of southern France, The Paris Deadline is a story of love, suspense, and mystery in a world stumbling toward catastrophe"-- |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 316 p. ; 24 cm 316 pages ; 23 cm 316 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]) Includes bibliographical references (page [315]) |
| ISBN: | 1618580124 (hbk.) 1618580124 1620453800 (pbk.) 9781618580122 (hbk.) 9781618580122 9781620453803 (pbk.) |