The First Fingerprint - Couverture souple

Bonnot, Xavier-Marie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847243533 ISBN 13 : 9781847243539

Editeur : MacLehose Press, 2008

Synopsis

In a prehistoric underwater cavern off the coast of Marseilles are the first human engravings known to man. Among them is a crude drawing of a three-fingered hand, which has long puzzled archaeologists. Is it a hunting signal? A mystic sign invoking the spirits? Or is it, as many believe, evidence of ritual amputation in a Shamanistic world? The one who names himself 'The Hunter' apparently believes the latter. Driven by strange voices to kill and mutilate, he severs the body parts of his victims - and always signs his horrific crimes with a drawing of a three-fingered hand. The identity of this brutal killer is unfathomable, but Michel de Palma, of the Marseilles murder squad, has never lost a case, and he is not going to start now. De Palma heads to the University to investigate, but the clique of pre-history professors he encounters are as secretive as the cave-drawing itself. Slowly and alone, de Palma unravels a mystery that dates back to the Ice Age - and comes closer to discovering the killer's identity. But the academic community protect their own, and de Palma is no longer welcome in their circle

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Xavier-Marie Bonnot has a PhD in History and Sociology, and two Masters degrees in History and French Literature. The First Fingerprint is the first of a quartet of De Palma novels and has won two literary awards in France.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: MacLehose Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847243533
• ISBN 13: 9781847243539
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 397
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible