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{"id":6816230670395,"title":"The Scottish Banker of Surabaya","handle":"the-scottish-banker-of-surabaya","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe fifth installment in the wildly popular Ava Lee series exposes the dark world of money laundering and the Italian mob.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAva begins an investigation into what she thinks is a Ponzi scheme. The trail leads her to a bank in Indonesia that is run by a Scot, but in actuality is a front for an elaborate money-laundering operation for Italian mobsters. The relationship between Ava and the Scotsman turns nasty and personal. Meanwhile, Uncle’s health problems become apparent…\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-25T16:28:20-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-25T14:38:34-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult LGBTQ+","An Ava Lee Novel","By (author) Hamilton Ian","pub date: 2013-01-08","Spiderline"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40213759426619,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770892347","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Scottish Banker of Surabaya - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":426,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770892347","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40213829615675,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770892354","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Scottish Banker of Surabaya - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770892354","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40213829681211,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770895317","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Scottish Banker of Surabaya - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770895317","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_91ce875b-8738-4977-bef3-3e551d3171b6.jpg?v=1679028381"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_91ce875b-8738-4977-bef3-3e551d3171b6.jpg?v=1679028381","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23338830856251,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"width":1575,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_91ce875b-8738-4977-bef3-3e551d3171b6.jpg?v=1679028381"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_91ce875b-8738-4977-bef3-3e551d3171b6.jpg?v=1679028381","width":1575}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe fifth installment in the wildly popular Ava Lee series exposes the dark world of money laundering and the Italian mob.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAva begins an investigation into what she thinks is a Ponzi scheme. The trail leads her to a bank in Indonesia that is run by a Scot, but in actuality is a front for an elaborate money-laundering operation for Italian mobsters. The relationship between Ava and the Scotsman turns nasty and personal. Meanwhile, Uncle’s health problems become apparent…\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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The Scottish Banker of Surabaya
The fifth installment in the popular Ava Lee series, The Scottish Banker of Surabaya exposes the dark world of money laundering and the Italian mob.
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The Scream of the Butterfly
Detective Winkler is put on a highly sensitive case and what he uncovers threatens to expose the dark past of many in the highest echelons of power.
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The Seated Woman
With flexibility and invisible acrobatics, The Seated Woman presents, as in the theatre, a competitive dialogue between a woman and her poems.
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The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi
A sweeping saga of intrigue and romance set during the Italian Renaissance and told through the eyes of a young Jewish woman.
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ages 8
to 12
/ grades 3
to 7
The Secret Legacy
Nobel Peace Prize winner and noted Maya activist Rigoberta Menchú Tum returns once more to the world of her childhood in The Secret Legacy.
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ages 8
to 11
/ grades 3
to 6
The Secret Life of Owen Skye
Owen Skye is skinny and quiet and has big ears. He does everything his older brother says, while trying to stay one step ahead of his little brother.
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The Selected Short Fiction of Lisa Moore shows us that love, alongside desire, can sometimes come as a surprise, sometimes an ambush.
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The Sentinel
A. F. Moritz's magisterial voice, rare insight, and supple craft are on impressive display in this Griffin Poetry Prize winning collection.
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Faten’s happy life in her village comes to an abrupt end due to the civil war in Lebanon. An inspiring coming-of-age novel full of strength and hope.
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The Several Lives of Orphan Jack
In the tradition of Natalie Babbitt, Sarah Ellis brings her quirky sense of humor and imagination to bear in this witty, warm fable.
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The Shadow
Ruth Ware meets Shari Lapena in this internationally bestselling psychological thriller about the inescapable pull of destiny and revenge.
