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      Like a Hole in the Head

      by Jen Banbury
      Published
      Feb 1998
      Main Genre
      Mystery Mystery
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      Pages
      296
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      About This Book

      Jill, a part-time bookseller with a biting wit, gets her hands on a rare, first-edition novel by Jack London -- courtesy of a suspicious-looking dwarf. Soon, a polite assassin arrives, with the dwarf in tow, demanding the book back. But Jill has already unloaded the valuable tome, and, as she values her life, immediately sets off to recover it. As an outrageous cast of thugs, sycophants, and central casting rejects join in the chase for the elusive volume and the special secret it contains, Jill finds herself cheated, kidnapped, drugged, tortured, and even forced to work as a movie extra. Twisted and subversive, Jen Banbury's debut is a mad, breathtaking romp through a hilariously dark vision of contemporary America.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Suspense

      Subgenres

      Hard-Boiled Mystery

      Characters & Occupations

      Women Sleuths

      Age Level

      Young Adult / Teens

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      Apr 1999 Mysterious Press ISBN13 9780446675178 ISBN10 0446675172
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      First Edition Feb 1998 Little, Brown ISBN13 9780316171106 ISBN10 0316171107
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