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John Dunning

John Dunning has revealed some of book collecting's most shocking secrets in his bestselling series of crime novels featuring Cliff Janeway: Booked to Die, which won the prestigious Nero Wolfe award; The Bookman's Wake, a New York Times Notable Book of 1995; and the New York Times and Book Sense bestsellers The Bookman's Promise, The Sign of the Book, and The Bookwoman's Last Fling. He is also the author of the Edgar Award-nominated Deadline, The Holland Suggestions, and Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime. An expert on rare and collectible books, he owned the Old Algonquin Bookstore in Denver for many years. He is also an expert on American radio history, authoring On the... Read full bio

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The Bookman's Promise
The Bookman's Promise A Cliff Janeway Novel By: John Dunning
This edition: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
Publication date: November 22, 2011
Cliff Janeway is back! The Bookman's Promise marks the eagerly awaited return of Denver bookman-author John Dunning and the award-winning crime novel series that helped to turn the nation on to first-edition book...
Other Formats: Audio Download, eBook
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Denver
Denver A Novel By: John Dunning
This edition: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publication date: December 1, 2010
By the 1920s, Denver had outgrown its frontier-town beginnings. But for some, life was still as perilous as the surrounding terrain. The insidious influence of the Ku Klux Klan was reaching its peak, and those who stood in its...
Other Formats: eBook
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Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime
Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime A Novel By: John Dunning
This edition: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
Publication date: May 4, 2009
It's the summer of 1942 at radio station WHAR on the New Jersey coast. As bombs fall on Britain, a troupe of gallant actors, sound effects people, writers, and producers explores the promise of this exhilarating medium,...
Other Formats: Audio Download, eBook
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The Bookwoman's Last Fling
The Bookwoman's Last Fling A Cliff Janeway Novel By: John Dunning
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 528 pages
Publication date: March 27, 2007
In another enthralling bestseller by "master yarn spinner" (Chicago Sun-Times) John Dunning, rare book dealer and relentless private eye Cliff Janeway unravels a deadly plot marked by stolen classics and stable secrets. ...
Other Formats: eBook
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The Sign of the Book A Cliff Janeway "Bookman" Novel By: John Dunning
This edition: Hardcover, 368 pages
Publication date: March 1, 2005
Occasionally, Denver bookman Cliff Janeway has one of those perfect days - he sells a couple of good books and he buys something even better - perhaps a tough-to-find Steinbeck in mint condition. Even the jacket is...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
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Booked Twice Booked to Die and The Bookman's Wake By: John Dunning
This edition: Hardcover, 704 pages
Publication date: February 17, 2004
Together for the first time in a single volume -- the two critically acclaimed Bookman crime novels that helped inspire America's passion for modern first-edition book collecting and that belong on every bookshelf. Includes...
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Bookman's Wake
Bookman's Wake By: John Dunning
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 448 pages
Publication date: March 1, 1996
Denver cop-turned-bookdealer Cliff Janeway is lured by an enterprising fellow ex-policeman into going to Seattle to bring back a fugitive wanted for assault, burglary, and the possible theft of a priceless edition of Edgar...
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Booked to Die By: John Dunning
This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: January 23, 1992
Denver homicide detective Cliff Janeway may not always play by the book, but he is an avid collector of rare and first editions. After a local bookscout is killed on his turf, Janeway would like nothing better than to...
Other Formats: Mass Market Paperback