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 The Library of Shadows - Mikkel Birkegaard
Newest Review: ... the staff whether they know who the mystery buyer might be and whether he should consider selling. Moments later the shop ... more  ... comes under attack and after the terrifying incident Jon learns that it is not the first time. The staff believe that there may be a shadow organisation out to destroy the Bibliophile Society and get hold of the books in the Campelli collection, which are believed to be charged with the powers of the lectors. They believe that Jon, who they think shows signs of being a talented lector like his father, can help them find who is attacking them and safeguard the society and keep it secret.
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The Library of Shadows - Mikkel Birkegaard: Leave it in the Library (1022 words)
by - written on 27/08/09 (Very useful, 99 readings)
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Young Danish lawyer Jon Campelli is hot property; after successfully defending a competition addict accused of fencing stolen property, Jon is asked to defend, Remer, a ruthless businessman. At that same time, Jon's estranged father is found dead in his Copenhagen antiquarian bookshop; Jon hasn't seen his father since he was sent away to a foster home after his mother committed suicide when Jon was just a boy. In a hidden library in the basement of the bookstore his father's assistant, Svend, tells Jon about a secret society of lectors who meet there and have done for years. There are two types of lector: transmitters are people who are able, by reading a ... Read the complete review
Lost In Translation (470 words)
by - written on 21/07/09 (Very useful, 92 readings)
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The debut novel from author Mikkel Birkegaard is the intriguingly titled 'The Library of Shadows'. Translated from Birkegaard's native Danish, the book can currently be purchased for £5.49 from Amazon. The story revolves around 'Jon Campelli', an up and coming lawyer who's estranged father Luca dies in mysterious circumstances. Campelli reluctantly inherits the family bookshop 'Libri di Luca' in Copenhagen, but little does he know that there is more to the second-hand bookshop and the staff who work there than meets the eye. As the story progresses Jon is drawn into the hidden world of the 'Lectors' - a secret society of people with the power to ... Read the complete review
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