Some Books Aren't For Reading by Howard Marc Chesley

Some Books Aren't For Reading by Howard Marc Chesley

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For a desperate man like Mitchell, books aren't just for reading.

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Some Books Aren't For Reading by Howard Marc Chesley

Mitchell Fourchette is on a mission to retrieve his priceless, first-edition copy of The Old Man and the Sea, inscribed on the flyleaf by Papa Hemingway himself. He unearthed it at the bottom of a bin of castoffs at a thrift store in Anaheim, and then Helmet-Head, Mitchell's moped-driving book-scout competitor and nemesis, filched it. How, after an auspicious start at Hotchkiss and Yale, then a great job in advertising and a loving young family did Mitchell manage to lose it all and fall so far from grace? That is something that he can't help but contemplate while crusading through the dark recesses of Los Angeles as he struggles to retrieve his treasured book from a dishevelled, moped-driving Moriarty. 'Storytelling like T.C. Boyle, characters worthy of Robert Stone. Howard Marc Chesley creates compelling drama from everyday events, turning the life of an internet bookseller into a thriller. I couldn't stop reading.' David Webb Peoples, Writer of Blade Runner and Unforgiven
Howard Chesley has had a long professional career as a producer and writer of dramatic television and films, having worked for all the major Hollywood studios. An interest in sourcing interesting books at auctions and selling them online led to the inspiration for his debut novel, Some Books Aren't For Reading. Howard lives in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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ISBN 13 9781785358784
ISBN 10 1785358782
Title Some Books Aren't For Reading
Author Howard Marc Chesley
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Collective Ink
Year published 2019-03-29
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.