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THE FIRST FINGERPRINT
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| By: |
Xavier-Marie Bonnot, Ian Monk (Trans) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£14.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1847243525 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781847243522 |
| Publisher: |
QUERCUS PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
8 May, 2008 |
| Pages: |
397 |
| Translated from: |
French |
| Description: |
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? |
| 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... |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Quercus Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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