{"product_id":"2940170770595","title":"The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel (Abridged)","description":"\u003cb\u003eCliff Janeway is back! \u003ci\u003eThe Bookman's Promise\u003c\/i\u003e marks the eagerly awaited return of the award-winning crime novel series that helped the nation turn on to first-edition book collecting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bookman's Promise\u003c\/i\u003e juxtaposes past and present as Denver ex-cop and bookman Cliff Janeway searches for a book and a killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe quest begins when an old woman -- Josephine Gallant -- learns that Janeway recently bought at auction a signed first edition by the legendary nineteenth-century explorer, Richard Francis Burton. The book is a true classic, telling of Burton's journey -- disguised as a Muslim -- to the forbidden holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The Boston auction house was a distinguished and trustworthy firm, but provenance is sometimes murky and Josephine says it is rightfully hers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe believes that her grandfather had a fabulous collection of Burton material, but everything mysteriously disappeared shortly after her grandfather's death. With little time left in her own life, Josephine begs for Janeway's promise: he must find her grandfather's collection. When a friend is murdered, Janeway must find the answers. Someone today is willing to kill to keep the secrets of the past. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich with the insider's information that has made John Dunning famous, \u003ci\u003eThe Bookman's Promise\u003c\/i\u003e is riveting entertainment from an extraordinarily gifted author who is as unique as the books he so clearly loves.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115659444464,"sku":"2940170770595","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170770595_p0.jpg?v=1763716977","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170770595","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}