MISSING JOSEPH
George, Elizabeth
From Joe Staats, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since January 20, 1999
Quantity: 1From Joe Staats, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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Quantity: 1About this Item
Signed by author on title page. Chance and bad weather led Deborah St. James and the vicar of Winslough to London's National Gallery to view Leonardo Da Vinci's study for his Virgin and Child. The vicar's comment that Joseph is missing from the picture strikes a chord with Deborah, whose inability to bear a child has caused her deep grief and widened the growing rift between her and her husband. Confronted by the vicar's words and affected by his description of the solitude surrounding his northern village, Deborah persuades her husband, forensic scientist Simon St. James to take her on a country holiday in Lancashire where she can regain her peace of mind and see the vicar again. Only one detail mars their plans--they arrive to discover the vicar is dead. The coroner's inquest has returned a verdict of "death by misadventure," a case of accidental poisoning. But, as Simon St. James quickly realizes, accidentally ingesting this particular poison is nearly impossible. With the assistance of his old friend, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, he intends to find out why no charges were brought against the mysterious, sensual woman who met with the vicar on the night he died and fed him a dinner that was laced with death. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. A42. Seller Inventory # 8170
Bibliographic Details
Title: MISSING JOSEPH
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
About this title
"[George] proves that the classiest crime writers are true novelists."
--The New York Times
"Layered, intricate...deftly plotted, highly atmospheric."
--Publishers Weekly
"Perhaps Ms. George's most satisfying puzzle yet...this rich, intricate novel is a perfect choice for anyone in the market for first-rate summer fiction."
--The Sun, Baltimore
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