Trade Secrets

Thomson, Maynard F.; Chelius, Jane (editor)

ISBN 10: 0671867881 / ISBN 13: 9780671867881

Published by Richmond Hill, ON, Canada: Distican, Incorporated, 1994, 1994

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Mass Market Paperback. First Printing. Fiction. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0-671-86788-1. This rare mass market sized paperback novel is in good condition but does have some wear. The covers look good with minor wear at the bottom edge and a light crease line across the top outer corner of the front cover. The spine is tight but has a fair amount of wear at the back hinge line at the top and at the bottom edge of the outer spine. The pages are white with little wear and few marks including a line across the bottom edges of some pages. 244 pages. CHEAP SHIPPING MEDIA MAIL!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Trade Secrets
• Publisher: Richmond Hill, ON, Canada: Distican, Incorporated, 1994
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671867881
• ISBN 13: 9780671867881
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing

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Synopsis

Searching for the man who pilfered the technological secrets of his former employer, the world's leading producer of microprocessor computer chips, private investigator Nason Nichols stumbles upon a murder in the New England countryside. Reprint.

From Publishers Weekly

Though briskly paced, this series launch set in Boston is marred by its overly contrived plot and a hero-sleuth whose political incorrectness gives a new meaning to the initials PI. Though he likes to cook and is a sensitive guy in some respects, Nason Nichols refuses to pay alimony to his ex-wife, who divorced him for his macho attitude. Her lawyer's threats pale, however, as Nase takes up a case involving industrial espionage and an insider stock trading scheme. An employee of Zoltech Industries, a computer chip manufacturer, steals plans for a new four-megabyte chip to sell to the Japanese competition. Wealthy, aging Armand Zoller and the chip's inventor, young Rachel Ornstein, convince Nase to steal the plans back temporarily so Rachel can alter them, keeping the theft quiet and Zoltech's rising stock safe. Nase, bothered by his conscience, soon decides to tell to the police, but then the thieving employee is murdered and Nase becomes the prime suspect. Readers, likely to guess the bad guys' identities before Nase does, will wonder why these high-tech types use hard copy and typewriters to record their latest, lengthy formulas. Despite such flaws, Thomson's fine ear for dialogue and his intriguing supporting cast hold promise for his next tale.
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