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      The Shadow of Venus

      by Judith Van Gieson
      Published
      Feb 2004
      Main Genre
      Amateur Sleuth Amateur Sleuth
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      272
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      A Claire Reynier Mystery Book 5

      About This Book

      When a young woman is found dead in the basement of the university library--with an illustration from a valuable astronomy book beside her--Claire recognizes the victim as someone she had met, but whose name she never knew. To learn more, Claire must descend into the haunting world of the homeless in Albuquerque, where the dead woman was known simply as Maia. It is a name with special meaning, the same as that of a mythical Greek woman who fled to the sky to escape her attacker. The illustration leads Claire to a secretive commune in Taos where Maia grew up--and may have suffered terrible abuse. But someone doesn't want Claire to shed too much light on the shadows of the past--and will do anything to stop her....

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      Book 5
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      Suspense

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      Amateur Sleuth

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      Women Sleuths

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      First Edition Feb 2004 Signet ISBN13 9780451211347 ISBN10 0451211340
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      Jul 2004 Wheeler ISBN13 9781587246951 ISBN10 1587246953
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