Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Mystery |
Call Number:
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M |
Author:
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Sandford, John, |
Title:
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Escape clause |
Remainder of title:
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A Virgil Flowers Novel |
Summary, etc. note:
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"Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a storm. In Virgil Flowers' case, make that two. The exceptional new thriller from the writer whose books are "pure reading pleasure" (Booklist) The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota zoo. Two large, and very rare, Amur tigers have vanished from their cage, and authorities are worried sick that they've been stolen for their body parts. Traditional Chinese medicine prizes those parts for home remedies, and people will do extreme things to get what they need. Some of them are a great deal more extreme than others -- as Virgil is about to find out. Then there's the homefront. Virgil's relationship with his girlfriend Frankie has been getting kind of serious, but when Frankie's sister Sparkle moves in for the summer, the situation gets a lot more complicated. For one thing, her research into migrant workers is about to bring her up against some very violent people who emphatically do not want to be researched. For another |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780399168918 (hardcover) |
Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780735212008 (international edition) |
Description conventions:
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rda |
Authentication code:
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pcc |
Geographic area code:
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n-us-mn |
Classification number:
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PS3569.A516 |
Item number:
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E83 2016 |
Edition number:
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23 |
Classification number:
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813/.54 |
Source of number:
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bisacsh |
Classification number:
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FIC050000 |
Classification number:
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FIC030000 |
Classification number:
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FIC031000 |
Dates associated with a name:
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1944 February 23- |
Relator term:
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author. |
Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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John Sandford. |
Place of publication:
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New York , NY |
Name of publisher:
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GP Putnam's Sons |
Date of publication:
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2016 |
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New York : |
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G.P. Putnam's Sons, |
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2016. |
Extent:
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392 pages |
Dimensions:
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24 cm |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
Source of acquisition:
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B & T |
Purchase price:
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29.00 |
Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
Subject:
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Flowers, Virgil (Fictitious character) |
Subject:
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Government investigators |
Subject:
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Crime |
Subject:
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Suspense |
Subject:
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Thrillers |
Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
Geographic subdivision:
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Minnesota |
Source of term:
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gsafd |
Genre/form data or focus term:
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Mystery fiction. |
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Acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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xk07 2016-08-15 |
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xk15 2016-10-06 (Congressional loan - Hand carry) to CALM |
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xk07 2016-08-15 ONIX (telework) to CIP |
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Mia Alberro; phone: 212-366-2639; email: malberro@penguinrandomhouse.com; bc: malberro@penguinrandomhouse.com |