The Vault |
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Author:
| Lovesey, Peter |
Series title: | A Detective Peter Diamond Mystery Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-56947-256-9 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2003 |
Publisher: | Soho Press, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Soho Crime |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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"Exquisitely intricate."
--The New York Times Book Review A skeletal hand is unearthed in the vault under the Pump Room in Bath, England, near the site where Mary Shelley wrote
Frankenstein. Then a skull is excavated. The bones came from different corpses, and one is modern. Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond must solve a series of crimes including murder and forgery, requiring a knowledge of history, nineteenth century art, literature . . ....
More Description"Exquisitely intricate." --The New York Times Book Review
A skeletal hand is unearthed in the vault under the Pump Room in Bath, England, near the site where Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. Then a skull is excavated. The bones came from different corpses, and one is modern. Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond must solve a series of crimes including murder and forgery, requiring a knowledge of history, nineteenth century art, literature . . . and human nature.