The Solitaire Mystery (Jostein Gaarder)

The Solitaire Mystery

Jostein Gaarder

Blurb: Twelve-year-old Hans Thomas and his father are on a journey to Greece in search of the boy's mother when a series of unusual incidents occurs: a dwarf gives Hans Thomas a magnifying glass; a baker gives him a bun containing a miniature book that tells the story of a sailor shipwrecked on a desert island; a pack of playing cards seem to have a life of their own and what of the Joker who looks too deeply and too much?

ISBN: 1857998650 (Paperback)

Year: 1990

Publisher: Phoenix 

Pages: 319 (Fiction)

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Rum Punch (Elmore Leonard)

Rum Punch

Elmore Leonard

Blurb: Ordell Robbie makes a fine living selling illegal high-powered weaponry to the wrong people. Jackie Burke couriers Ordell's profits from Freeport to Miami. But the Feds are on to Jackie - and now the ageing, but still hot, flight attendant will have to do prison time or play ball, which makes her a prime 'loose end' that Ordell needs to tie up - permanently. Jackie, however, has other plans. And with the help of Max Cherry - an honest but disgruntled bail bondsman - she could even end up with a serious nest egg in the process. 

ISBN: 9781407217093 (Paperback)

Year: 1992

Publisher: Phoenix

Pages: 245 (Fiction)

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