Peter Nicholson, a geologist sent to a Mediterranean island, is pulled by the demands of his wife, his mistress, his employers, and unpredictable strangers when he stumbles into a web of blackmail, deception, and murder. 15,000 first printing.
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In the hallucinatory light and heat of a Mediterranean island, a geologist arrives to inspect a granite quarry where a worker has been killed in suspicious circumstances. Conflicting messages and complex motivations abound until, from the dust and roar of the stone mill, the jagged contours of a harrowing conspiracy emerge.
Tim Parks teaches English at the University of Verona.
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