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Midnight in Ruby Bayou

Midnight in Ruby Bayou

by Elizabeth Lowell

2000RubiesFictionRomanceSuspenseJewelry making
4.0
Open Library
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The public areas were above the thieves, buildings three and four stories high that held centuries of art and artifacts collected by rulers whose whim was the very breath of life for their subjects.

About this book

PerfectBound e-book extra: "Donovans IV: A Conversation with Elizabeth Lowell": With the conclusion of her Donovans quartet, Elizabeth Lowell discusses its origin and inspiration, with particular emphasis on *Midnight in Ruby Bayou*.Faith Donovan is famous for crafting exquisite jewelry studded with fabulous gems. But the dangerous task of acquiring the rare rubies she needs for her art has taught Faith to be wary of anyone outside her own family -- especially someone like Owen Walker, an adventurer with an intimate knowledge of the ruby trade and man's murderous greed. But now necessity has thrown the them together, as they venture into the shadowy world of the wealthy and mysterious Montegeaus in search of quality stones.

Themes & subjects

RubiesFictionRomanceSuspenseJewelry makingJewelers
First published 2000

Setting

Southern States

About the author

Elizabeth Lowell
Elizabeth Lowell

1944

Individually and with co-author/husband Evan, Ann Maxwell has written seventy novels and one non-fiction book. There are 30 million copies of these books in print, as well as reprints in 30 foreign languages. The novels range from science fiction to historical fiction, from romance to mystery to suspense. Writing as Ann Maxwell, she began her career in 1975 with a science fiction novel, CHANGE. Since then, seven of her nine science fiction novels have been recommended for the Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Award; A DEAD GOD DANCING was nominated for what was then called TABA (The American Book Award). In 1976 Ann and Evan (as A. E. Maxwell) collaborated with a Norwegian hu…

Author

Elizabeth Lowell

First published

2000

Pages

438

Read time

≈ 11h

Editions

8

Language

English

Publisher

HarperCollins

ISBN

9780060197407

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