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Description edit
With a priceless collection at stake...Is everything for the taking?
It had taken centuries for Max Bannister’s family to acquire their treasures, and now he’s been asked to risk his collection as bait for a master criminal. For his own reasons, Max allows a public exhibition, and to...
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Characters/People edit
- Max Bannister: Wealthy art collector.
- Morgan West: Max's exhibit director
- Quinn: Interpol's most wanted thief; "cat burgler"
- Wolfe Nickerson: Security expert for Lloyds of London and Max's half brother
- Leo Cassady: Friend of Max's; Very influential patron and collector in the art business
- Nyssa Armstrong: Tall, stunning blonde; art collector
- Storm Tremaine: Computer tech working on the museum's new security system
- Keane Tyler: Police inspector San Francisco PD
- Jared Chavalier: Interpol agent.
- Carla Reeves: works at Ace Security
Quotes edit
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“All I'm saying is, don't get caught up in the myth of him. At the end of the day, a thief is a thief. Period."”
Wolfe to Morgan
Setting & Locations edit
- San Francisco: Where the Museum of Historical Art is located
First Sentence edit
Outside the penthouse windows, darkness hid the fog that had rolled in and now clung wetly to the city; it was a fairly typical San Francisco night.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapters 1-13.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in Quinn/Thief. (standard series)
Followed by Always a Thief.
This book is in Men of Mysteries Past. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kay Hooper (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0553585118
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Bantam Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0553585118
Page Count: 352
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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