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THE GRAVE TATTOO
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| By: |
Val McDermid |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0007142870 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780007142873 |
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| Publisher: |
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
2 October, 2006 |
| Pages: |
560 |
| Description: |
It's summer in the Lake District and torrential rain has uncovered a bizarrely tattooed body on a hillside. Could it be linked to centuries-old rumours that surround Fletcher Christian, mutinous First Mate on the ill-fated Bounty, a legendary massacre on the strange island of Pitcairn, and Christian's possible return to England? |
| Synopsis: |
Present-day murder has its roots in the eighteenth century and the mutiny on the Bounty in this highly acclaimed new psychological thriller. A 200 year-old-secret is now a matter of life and death. And it could be worth a fortune. It's summer in the Lake District and torrential rain has uncovered a bizarrely tattooed body on a hillside. Could it be linked to centuries-old rumours that surround Fletcher Christian, mutinous First Mate on the ill-fated Bounty, a legendary massacre on the strange island of Pitcairn, and Christian's possible return to England? Jane Gresham wants to know. An expert on Wordsworth, she has a theory that the Lakeland poet, a childhood friend of Christian's, had harboured the fugitive and turned his tale into an epic poem -- which has since stayed hidden. But as she follows each lead, death is hard on her heels. The 200-year-old mystery is putting lives at risk. And it isn't just the truth that is waiting to be discovered, but a bounty worth millions of pounds! |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Harper |
| Prizes: |
Short-listed for British Book Awards: Books Direct Crime Thriller of the |
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