The Book of Lamps and Banners
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The Book of Lamps and Banners
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Narrated by:
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Carol Monda
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Written by:
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Elizabeth Hand
About this listen
Acclaimed crime writer Elizabeth Hand returns to her "fiercely frightening yet hauntingly beautiful" cult-favorite series: Photographer Cass Neary is hard-up for cash and in more danger than she realizes on the hunt for an ancient, legendary book (Tess Gerritsen).
Photographer Cass Neary is desperate to get home, and she's already lost her camera - like losing a limb. Now her only chance is to cash in on a deal that a friend is about to cut for a legendary illuminated manuscript: The Book of Lamps and Banners. Rumored to have been rescued from the Library at Alexandria, the Book is said to contain ancient esoteric knowledge, even an otherworldly power.
So when an intruder brazenly steals the manuscript, Cass and her ex-con lover, Quinn, must get it back - plunging headlong into a shady underworld where antiquarian booksellers, unhinged tech entrepreneurs, and brutal nationalists all converge. This breathless psychological thriller, featuring one of the greatest amateur sleuths of the past decade, could only come from the mind of Elizabeth Hand.
"Kaleidoscopic, dark, and mysterious.... This novel is a jaw-punch, written with a snarling grace." (Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World)
“I love Cass Neary.... Her latest misadventure is vivid and haunting, braiding the ancient and occult with the unholy frights of the modern world.” (Steph Cha, author of Your House Will Pay)
"Elizabeth Hand has delivered a startling book that is dirty, wise, aching, and almost magical." (Ivy Pochoda, author of These Women)
©2020 Elizabeth Hand (P)2020 Mulholland BooksWhat the critics say
"I love Elizabeth Hand's Cass Neary novels -- they're tough-minded, beautifully written, and unique. One of the best series out there." (Jeff VanderMeer, author of Dead Astronauts)
"It's hard to imagine a more perfect novel than The Book of Lamps and Banners. In her fourth Cass Neary outing, Elizabeth Hand has delivered a startling book that is dirty, wise, aching, and almost magical. Hand expertly marries muscular prose to sophisticated detail, resulting in an enviably smart, fearless novel that conjures demons, evokes an immediate sense of place, and summons the surreal." (Ivy Pochoda, author of These Women)
"If Dan Brown wrote The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, you'd have something like Elizabeth Hand's The Book of Lamps and Banners. A tight, gritty page-turner that gnaws at your fingertips and gets under your skin - the best kind of addiction." (Peter Clines, New York Times best-selling author of Paradox Bound)