The First Fingerprint

Bonnor, Xavier-Marie (Author); Monk, Ian (Translator)

ISBN 10: 1847243525 / ISBN 13: 9781847243522

Edité par MacLehose Press, London, 2008

A propos de cet article

First edition, first translation hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket edges are slightly creased and nicked. Board spine ends are bumped, with a small mark on the page block face. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW.

N° de réf. du vendeur 610309

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The First Fingerprint
• Éditeur: MacLehose Press, London
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1847243525
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781847243522
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition, First Translation.
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Type de livre: Used
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Literature

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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...

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.