Tightrope
(Book)
Author:
NoveList Series:
Burning Cove, California volume 3.
Series:
Burning Cove, California ; volume 3.
Published:
New York, NY: Berkley, 2019.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
309 pages ; 24 cm.
Status:
Mellen Adult Fiction
FIC QUI
Description
An unconventional woman and a man shrouded in mystery walk a tightrope of desire as they race against a killer to find a top secret invention in this New York Times bestselling novel from Amanda Quick.
Former trapeze artist Amalie Vaughn moved to Burning Cove to reinvent herself, but things are not going well. After spending her entire inheritance on a mansion with the intention of turning it into a bed-and-breakfast, she learns too late that the villa is said to be cursed. When the first guest, Dr. Norman Pickwell, is murdered by his robot invention during a sold-out demonstration, rumors circulate that the curse is real.
In the chaotic aftermath of the spectacle, Amalie watches as a stranger from the audience disappears behind the curtain. When Matthias Jones reappears, he is slipping a gun into a concealed holster. It looks like the gossip that is swirling around him is true'matthias evidently does have connections to the criminal underworld.
Matthias is on the trail of a groundbreaking prototype cipher machine. He suspects that Pickwell stole the device and planned to sell it. But now Pickwell is dead and the machine has vanished. When Matthias's investigation leads him to Amalie's front door, the attraction between them is intense, but she knows it is also dangerous. Amalie and Matthias must decide if they can trust each other and the passion that binds them, because time is running out.
Former trapeze artist Amalie Vaughn moved to Burning Cove to reinvent herself, but things are not going well. After spending her entire inheritance on a mansion with the intention of turning it into a bed-and-breakfast, she learns too late that the villa is said to be cursed. When the first guest, Dr. Norman Pickwell, is murdered by his robot invention during a sold-out demonstration, rumors circulate that the curse is real.
In the chaotic aftermath of the spectacle, Amalie watches as a stranger from the audience disappears behind the curtain. When Matthias Jones reappears, he is slipping a gun into a concealed holster. It looks like the gossip that is swirling around him is true'matthias evidently does have connections to the criminal underworld.
Matthias is on the trail of a groundbreaking prototype cipher machine. He suspects that Pickwell stole the device and planned to sell it. But now Pickwell is dead and the machine has vanished. When Matthias's investigation leads him to Amalie's front door, the attraction between them is intense, but she knows it is also dangerous. Amalie and Matthias must decide if they can trust each other and the passion that binds them, because time is running out.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Mellen Adult Fiction
FIC QUI
Available
Jul 22, 2019
Location
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Status
Last Check-In
Ashland Adult Fiction
QUICK
Available
Apr 21, 2021
Bayfield Adult Fiction
QUI
Available
Feb 13, 2024
Eagle River Adult Fiction
FIC QUI bk.3
Available
Sep 9, 2023
Hayward Adult And Young Adult Fiction
QUI
Available
Nov 25, 2020
Hurley Adult Fiction
F Qui
Available
Feb 27, 2024
Land O Lakes Adult Fiction
FIC QUI
Available
Oct 1, 2019
Manitowish Waters Adult Fiction
F Qui
Available
Apr 9, 2024
Mercer Adult Fiction
F QUI
Available
Oct 14, 2019
Phelps Adult Fiction
Fic Quick, Amanda
Available
Jan 23, 2020
Presque Isle Adult Fiction
F Qui
Available
Aug 11, 2021
Shell Lake Adult Fiction
FIC QUICK
Available
Mar 14, 2022
Solon Springs Adult Fiction
FICTION Quick, Amanda
Available
Oct 8, 2020
Spooner Adult Fiction
F QUI
Available
Aug 31, 2022
Superior Adult Fiction
FICTION Quick, Amanda
Due May 10, 2024
Washburn Adult Fiction
FIC QUI BC#3
Available
Oct 25, 2022
Webster Adult Fiction
FIC QUI SC
Available
Sep 27, 2021
Winter Adult Fiction
F QUI
Available
Aug 26, 2023
Subjects
LC Subjects
Aerialists -- Fiction.
Bed and breakfast accommodations -- Fiction.
California -- Fiction.
Cipher and telegraph codes -- Fiction.
Haunted houses -- Fiction.
Inventions -- Fiction.
Inventors -- Death -- Fiction.
Lost articles -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Robots -- Fiction.
Women circus performers -- Fiction.
Bed and breakfast accommodations -- Fiction.
California -- Fiction.
Cipher and telegraph codes -- Fiction.
Haunted houses -- Fiction.
Inventions -- Fiction.
Inventors -- Death -- Fiction.
Lost articles -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Robots -- Fiction.
Women circus performers -- Fiction.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780399585364, 0399585362, 0399585397, 9780399585395
Notes
Description
1930s: Former trapeze artist Amalie Vaughn moved to Burning Cove to reinvent herself, but things are not going well. After spending her entire inheritance on a villa with the intention of turning it into a bed-and-breakfast, she learns too late that the villa is said to be cursed. When the first guest, Dr. Norman Pickwell, is murdered by his robot invention during a sold-out demonstration, rumors circulate that the curse is real. In the chaotic aftermath of the spectacle, Amalie watches as a stranger from the audience disappears behind the curtain. When Matthias Jones reappears, he is slipping a gun into a concealed holster. It looks like the gossip that is swirling around him is true. Matthias evidently does have connections to the criminal underworld. Matthias is on the trail of a groundbreaking prototype cipher machine. He suspects that Pickwell stole the device and planned to sell it. But now Pickwell is dead and the machine has vanished. When Matthias' investigation leads him to Amalie's front door, the attraction between them is intense, but she knows it is also dangerous. Amalie and Matthias must decide if they can trust each other and the passion that binds them, because time is running out.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Quick, A. (2019). Tightrope. First edition. New York, NY, Berkley.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Quick, Amanda. 2019. Tightrope. New York, NY, Berkley.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Quick, Amanda, Tightrope. New York, NY, Berkley, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Quick, Amanda. Tightrope. First edition. New York, NY, Berkley, 2019.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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