The mirror thief : a novel
Book |
Melville House,
Brooklyn, NY :
[2016]
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | FIC SEAY 2016 | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Fonthill | FIC Seay | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
The mirror thief is set in Venice in the sixteenth century, when the famed makers of Venetian glass were perfecting one of the old world's most wondrous inventions: the mirror. An object of glittering yet fearful fascination--was it reflecting simple reality, or something more spiritually revealing?--the Venetian mirrors were state of the art technology, and subject to industrial espionage by desirous sultans and royals world-wide. But for any of the development team to leave the island was a crime punishable by death. One man, however--a world-weary war hero with nothing to lose--has a scheme he thinks will allow him to outwit the city's terrifying enforcers of the edict, the ominous Council of Ten... Meanwhile, in two other Venices--Venice Beach, California, circa 1958, and the Venice casino in Las Vegas, circa today--two other schemers launch similarly dangerous plans to get away with a secret...
Details
- ISBN: 9781612195148 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 582 pages ; 24 cmprint
- Publisher: Brooklyn, NY : Melville House, [2016]