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The Care-Taker
by Ahmad, A. X
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine-Collectible/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1250016843
- ISBN 13
- 9781250016843
- Seller
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Argillite, Kentucky, United States
Item Price
CA$38.77CA$34.89
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About This Item
New York: Minotaur Books, 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth. Fine-Collectible/Near Fine. 6 3/8"x9.5x"x1". 294 pages. 1st printing w/full number line. Brown cloth boards, copper metallic lettering on spine. Book design by Omar Chapa. Jacket design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein. Author photo by Jennifer Nash. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Faint blemish to DJ on back. GIFT QUALITY. A compelling thriller that introduces a new hero for our times: Ranjit Singh, former captain in the Indian Army, illegal immigrant in the heart of white America and caretaker to the rich and famous. ne harsh winter, Ranjit illegally moves his family into an empty, luxurious vacation home belonging to an African-OAmerican Senator. Ensconced in the house, he tries to forget his brief affair with Anna, the Senator's wife, and focuses on providing for his family. But one night, their idyll is shattered when mysterious armed men break into the house, searching for an antique porcelain doll. Forced to flee, Ranjit is hunted by unknown forces and gets drawn into the Senator's shadowy world. To save his family and solve the mystery of the doll, he must join forces with Anna, who has her own dar...
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- Bookseller
- Blacks Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10583
- Title
- The Care-Taker
- Author
- Ahmad, A. X
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover_cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine-Collectible
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1250016843
- ISBN 13
- 9781250016843
- Publisher
- Minotaur Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
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- Cloth
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