October 1992; 1st printing of 1st U.S. edition. Fine HC in Near Fine DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete. 8vo, 191 pp. This is a new, unread book, faintly shelf-scuffed.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Lazarus Tree

Publisher

New York: St. Martin's Press

Publication Date

1992

Language

English

ISBN 10

0312082320

ISBN 13

9780312082321

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Synopsis

Playwright-cum-sleuth Augustus Maltravers must sort out ancient witchery from modern murder when present-day devil worshippers reenact a centuries-old legend. By the author of Murder in Waiting.

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Witchcraft, murder and a grisly legend cling to the roots of an old chestnut tree in Richardson's (Murder in Waiting) literate but flawed new English mystery. Amateur sleuth Augustus Maltravers investigates the recent murder of poet Patrick Gabriel in the isolated Devon village of Medmelton at the request of old friend Stephen Hart. He finds close-mouthed inhabitants guarding buried secrets. Who fathered Stephen's sexy teenage stepdaughter Michelle, and why is she having clandestine meetings with the bitter woman who owns the general store? What is the local rector doing behind closed doors? Maltravers's arrival disrupts the routine of an obsessive/compulsive banker and raises anew the question of the whereabouts of the dead poet's latest manuscript. Playwright Maltravers dreams up ingenious charades to flush out the required answers to the conundrum, but painstaking characterization cannot compensate for a wobbly narrative and little menace or suspense.
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