When a local bookscout turns up murdered, homicide Detective Cliff Janeway immediately fingers known lowlife Jackie Newton. But Janeway goes a step too far attempting to incriminate Newton, and loses his badge in the process. Seeing this as an opportunity to give in to his lifelong passion, Janeway opens a bookshop and surreptitiously continues his investigation, determined to put Newton behind bars. When more bodies begin to show up, Janeway must find the culprit before someone else turns up dead. This gritty crime mystery offers a fascinating glimpse of the used book trade, where the right first edition is "to die for!"

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