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From the moment Bob Langmuir, a down-and-out rare book dealer,
spies some intriguing photographs in the archive of a midcentury
Times Square freak show, he knows he''s on to something. It turns
out he''s made the find of a lifetime--never-before-seen prints by
the legendary Diane Arbus. Furthermore, he begins to suspect that
what he''s found may add a pivotal chapter to what is now known
about Arbus as well as about the "old weird America," in Greil
Marcus''s phrase, that Hubert''s inhabited. Bob''s ensuing
adventure--a roller-coaster ride filled with bizarre characters and
coincidences--takes him from the fringes of the rare book business
to Sotheby''s, and from the exhibits of a run-down Times Square
freak show to the curator''s office of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. Will the photos be authenticated? How will Arbus''s notoriously
protective daughter react? Most importantly, can Bob, who always
manages to screw up his most promising deals, finally make just one
big score?
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