Cold Heaven - Softcover

Moore, Brian

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9780452278677: Cold Heaven
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0452278678 ISBN 13: 9780452278677
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 1997

Synopsis

When an appalling boating accident off the coast of Nice allegedly kills Dr. Alex Davenport, his attractive young wife Marie finds herself in the ironic position of widow of a husband she had been planning to leave for another man. But Alex's body suddenly disappears from the morgue, and his plane ticket and passport are missing. So begins a mystery of hypnotic fascination, involving elements of the bizarre and the supernatural.

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About the Author

Brian Moore was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1921. He served with the Ministry of War in North Africa, Italy, and France during the Second World War. He emigrated to Canada in 1948 and worked as a newspaper reporter for the Montreal Gazette from 1948 until 1952.

While living in Canada, Moore wrote his first three novels, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, The Feast of Lupercal, and The Luck of Ginger Coffey, the first two set in Belfast, the third in Montreal. In 1959 he moved to the United States, but Canada continued to play a role in his later novels, including I Am Mary Dunne, The Great Victorian Collection, and Black Robe. His many honours included two Governor General’s Awards for Fiction.

Brian Moore died in Malibu, California, in 1999.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0452278678
ISBN 13 
9780452278677
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
273
Rating
  • 3.57 out of 5 stars
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