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294 pages

English language

Published July 1, 2015

ISBN:
978-0-451-41600-1
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OCLC Number:
973508970

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"Excited to explore the secrets of wine country, Brooklyn attends an excavation of the caves hidden deep under her parents' commune--and the findings are explosive. A room is unearthed, and it contains a treasure trove of artwork, rare books, a chest of jewelry--and a perfectly mummified body. A closer examination of the murdered man's possessions reveals a valuable first edition of Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth. Hidden in the book is a secret map that unveils an even greater hoard of treasures brought to California by French winemakers fleeing the Nazi invasion with the commune leader's grandfather, Anton, among them"--

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Subjects

  • Murder
  • Conservation and restoration
  • Investigation
  • Books
  • Rare books
  • Women bookbinders
  • Fiction

Places

  • Northern California