The Absolute Book

Elizabeth Knox

earliest edition we have, 1900 Viking, 2021 hardcover 640 pages

Taryn Cornick believes that the past – her sister's violent death, and her own ill-conceived revenge – is behind her, and she can get on with her life. She has written a successful book about the things that threaten libraries: insects, damp, light, fire, carelessness and uncaring… but not all of the attention it brings her is good. A policeman, Jacob Berger, questions her about a cold case. Then there are questions...

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Absolute Book paperback · 2022 · Penguin Books, Limited · 400 pages · 9781405947244
Absolute Book edition · 2022 · Penguin Publishing Group · 9780593296752
THE ABSOLUTE BOOK hardcover · 2021 · Elizabeth Knox · 9780735240803
The Absolute Book hardcover · 2021 · Viking · 640 pages · 9780593296738
Absolute Book edition · 2021 · Penguin Books, Limited · 9781405947251
The Absolute Book hardcover · 2021 · Michael Joseph · 9780241473924
The Absolute Book paperback · 2019 · Victoria University Press · 656 pages · 9781776562305
The Absolute Book paperback · 1900 · Penguin LCC US · 9780593298763
Absolute Book paperback · 9780241473931

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