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419 : a novel / Will Ferguson.

Ferguson, Will (author.).

Summary:

Step into the world's most insidious Internet scam that begins with a single email: "Dear Sir, I am the son of an exiled Nigerian diplomat, and I need your help...". When Laura's father gets caught up in one such swindle and pays with his life, she is forced to leave the comfort of North America to make a journey deep into the dangerous back streets and alleyways of the Lagos underworld to confront her father's killer. A story of love in a time of darkness, of one woman's search for redemption, and of a young boy who will triumph above it all.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780670064717 (hc.)
  • ISBN: 0670064718 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: 399 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto : Viking, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Canadian author.
Subject: Life change events > Fiction
Internet fraud > Fiction.
Swindlers and swindling > Fiction
Fathers and daughters > Fiction
Crime > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Fiction.
Electronic mail messages > Fiction
Cartels > Nigeria > Lagos > Fiction.
Computer crimes > Fiction
Internet > Moral and ethical aspects > Fiction.
Fathers > Death > Fiction.
Americans > Nigeria > Fiction.
Lagos (Nigeria) > Fiction.
Nigeria > Fiction
Authors, Canadian
Genre: Suspense fiction.

Available copies

  • 35 of 36 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 36 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library Ferg (Text) 33294001778448 Adult Fiction - Second Floor Volume hold Available -
100 Mile House Branch FER (Text) 33923004504522 Suspense Volume hold Available -
100 Mile House Branch FER (Text) 33923004890590 Suspense Not holdable Lost 2013-09-12
Alert Bay Public Library AF FER (Text) 35125000141790 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Beaver Valley Public Library F FER (Text) 35144000099718 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Bowen Island Public Library F FER (Text) 30947000424180 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Creston Public Library FIC FER (Text) 35140000973142 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library F FER (Text) DCL136701 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Elkford Public Library FC FER (Text) 35170000336065 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Fernie Heritage Library FIC FER (Text) 35136000518747 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -

Summary: Step into the world's most insidious Internet scam that begins with a single email: "Dear Sir, I am the son of an exiled Nigerian diplomat, and I need your help...". When Laura's father gets caught up in one such swindle and pays with his life, she is forced to leave the comfort of North America to make a journey deep into the dangerous back streets and alleyways of the Lagos underworld to confront her father's killer. A story of love in a time of darkness, of one woman's search for redemption, and of a young boy who will triumph above it all.
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