| International Standard Book Number |
9780593816516
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| International Standard Book Number |
059381651X
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
813/.54
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| Personal Name |
Thompson, Victoria (Victoria E.), author.
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| Title Statement |
City of promises / Victoria Thompson with Ellen Thompson.
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| Imprint |
New York : Berkley Mystery, [2026]
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| Physical Description |
319 pages ; 21 cm.
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| Series Statement |
A counterfeit lady novel.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Elizabeth Bates must use everything she knows about the art of the con to stop a fellow scammer in his tracks in this first-ever thrilling crossover in the Victoria Thompson universe, featuring characters from her bestselling Gaslight Mysteries. Famed former police detective turned private investigator Frank Malloy and his wife, Sarah, have come to Gideon Bates desperate for legal guidance. The Malloys' adopted daughter, Catherine, a burgeoning star of the stage, has announced her engagement to a man she barely knows. Catherine has recently gained access to her trust fund, and Sebastian Talbot appears very eager to marry her as quickly as possible. As Gideon and his wife, Elizabeth, investigate, it becomes clear that Talbot may not be who he says he is. As a former con artist herself, Elizabeth suspects one may be in their midst. Undeterred by her pregnancy, she must pull out all the stops to outswindle a swindler and save another woman from ruin"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Swindlers and swindling Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Novels.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Thompson, Ellen, author.
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| Series Added Entry-Personal Name |
Thompson, Victoria (Victoria E.). Counterfeit lady novel.
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