The First Fingerprint

Bonnor, Xavier-Marie (Author); Monk, Ian (Translator)

ISBN 10: 1847243525 / ISBN 13: 9781847243522

Published by MacLehose Press, London, 2008

About this Item

First edition, first translation hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket edges are slightly creased and nicked. Board spine ends are bumped, with a small mark on the page block face. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW.

Seller Inventory # 610309

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Fingerprint
• Publisher: MacLehose Press, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847243525
• ISBN 13: 9781847243522
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Translation.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Used
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

About this title

Synopsis

In a prehistoric underwater cavern off the coast of Marseilles are the first human engravings known to man. Among them is a crude drawing of a three-fingered hand, which has long puzzled archaeologists. Is it a hunting signal? A mystic sign invoking the spirits? Or is it, as many believe, evidence of ritual amputation in a Shamanistic world? The one who names himself 'The Hunter' apparently believes the latter. Driven by strange voices to kill and mutilate, he severs the body parts of his victims - and always signs his horrific crimes with a drawing of a three-fingered hand. The identity of this brutal killer is unfathomable, but Michel de Palma, of the Marseilles murder squad, has never lost a case, and he is not going to start now.De Palma heads to the University to investigate, but the clique of pre-history professors he encounters are as secretive as the cave-drawing itself. Slowly and alone, de Palma unravels a mystery that dates back to the Ice Age - and comes closer to discovering the killer's identity. But the academic community protect their own, and de Palma is no longer welcome in their circle...

About the Author

Xavier-Marie Bonnot has a PhD in History and Sociology, and two Masters degrees in History and French Literature. The First Fingerprint is the first of a quartet of De Palma novels and has won two literary awards in France.