The Ghost Dancers - Rilegato

Lewis, Roy

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ISBN 10: 0002326787 ISBN 13: 9780002326780

Casa editrice: Collins Crime, 1999

Riassunto

Absorbing blend of archaeological mystery and modern-day murder from the ever-popular Roy Lewis.

The sudden death of the Director of the Museums Department, Simon Brent-Ellis, after being caught in flagrante with the married secretary of an influential archaeological committee, throws the Department into greater than usual turmoil. The atmosphere becomes even more poisonous when Karen Stannard is told that not only she, but Arnold Landon (much against his wishes) and the deeply unpopular Steve O’Hara, a consultant hired over the Department’s head to prepare a bid for Lottery funds, are on the shortlist to replace Brent-Ellis

Arnold takes O’Hara to visit the ancient burial site for which the Lottery money is needed and it becomes clear that the consultant has made many enemies in the archaeological community. An unpleasant scene at the opening dinner of an important conference only confirms this, and then O’Hara’s body is found on a golf course with his skull crushed. Arnold’s old sparring partner, DCI Culpepper, arrives to investigate and, once again, the hapless archaeologist is plunged into a storm of egos, ambitions and warped passions before the murderer is eventually unmasked.

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Recensione:

‘Lewis does his stuff brilliantly... A magisterial, satisfying read’
Literary Review

‘A good story infused with human compassion’
Financial Times (of The Devil is Dead)

L'autore:

Roy Lewis is a Welshman who now lives in the north of England. He has written some thirty-eight crime novels and been published in the UK and overseas. He runs a business training programme with interests in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Collins Crime
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0002326787
• ISBN 13: 9780002326780
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 192