Four Thousand Days
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Severn House (Verlag)
978-1-4483-0741-8 (ISBN)
Severn House (Verlag)
978-1-4483-0741-8 (ISBN)
October, 1900. London. As an archaeologist, Dr Margaret Murray is used to examining ancient remains, but she's never before had to investigate the circumstances surrounding a newly-dead corpse. When the body of one of her students is discovered, Margaret rejects the official verdict of suicide and determines to find out how the girl really died.
Introducing turn-of-the-century archaeologist-sleuth Margaret Murray in the first of a brilliant new historical mystery series.
October, 1900. University College, London. When the spreadeagled body of one of her students is discovered in her rented room shortly after attending one of her lectures, Dr Margaret Murray is disinclined to accept the official verdict of suicide and determines to find out how and why the girl really died.
As an archaeologist, Dr Murray is used to examining ancient remains, but she's never before had to investigate the circumstances surrounding a newly-dead corpse. However, of one thing Margaret is certain: if you want to know how and why a person died, you need to understand how they lived. And it soon becomes clear that the dead girl had been keeping a number of secrets. As Margaret uncovers evidence that Helen Richardson had knowledge of a truly extraordinary archaeological find, the body of a second young woman is discovered on a windswept Kent beach - and the case takes a disturbing new twist .
Introducing turn-of-the-century archaeologist-sleuth Margaret Murray in the first of a brilliant new historical mystery series.
October, 1900. University College, London. When the spreadeagled body of one of her students is discovered in her rented room shortly after attending one of her lectures, Dr Margaret Murray is disinclined to accept the official verdict of suicide and determines to find out how and why the girl really died.
As an archaeologist, Dr Murray is used to examining ancient remains, but she's never before had to investigate the circumstances surrounding a newly-dead corpse. However, of one thing Margaret is certain: if you want to know how and why a person died, you need to understand how they lived. And it soon becomes clear that the dead girl had been keeping a number of secrets. As Margaret uncovers evidence that Helen Richardson had knowledge of a truly extraordinary archaeological find, the body of a second young woman is discovered on a windswept Kent beach - and the case takes a disturbing new twist .
M.J. Trow is a military historian by training and the author of the long-running Inspector Lestrade and 'Mad Max' Maxwell detective series, as well as the Kit Marlowe Tudor mysteries, the Grand & Batchelor Victorian mysteries, and the brand-new Geoffrey Chaucer medieval mystery series. He lives on the Isle of Wight.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.06.2023 |
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| Reihe/Serie | A Margaret Murray mystery |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 15 mm |
| Gewicht | 310 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4483-0741-4 / 1448307414 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4483-0741-8 / 9781448307418 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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