Murder in the Queen's Armes A Professor Gideon Oliver Novel

Elkins Aaron J. (Signed)

ISBN 10: 0802756263 / ISBN 13: 9780802756268

Published by Walker and Co., New York, 1985

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Murder in the Queen's Armes A Professor ...

Publisher: Walker and Co., New York

Publication Date: 1985

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Physical anthropologist Gideon Oliver is honeymooning in rural England when a side trip to an archaeological site leads to an adventure in scholarly intrigue and murder

Reviews:

Anthropologist Gideon Oliver is honeymooning in England when he decides to drop in on a Dorset dig run by his old friend Nate Marcus. The local scientific society is miffed by Marcus's publicity-grabbing theories, and definitely put off by his abrasive manner. Gideon detects an uneasy atmosphere at the dig. After a member vanishes and an unidentifiable body turns up, Gideon ("the skeleton detective" of Fellowship of Fear and The Dark Place) is dragged into the investigation by the police. He's also unwillingly involved with Marcus's great "find"that turns out to be a fake. Blackmail, academic hugger-mugger and more murder surface and Gideon and his wife are in dire peril. The characters and local color are only moderately interesting and the ending is rather tame, but the book is saved by Gideon's enthusiasm and Elkins's depiction of his neat "skeletal detective work." Foreign rights: Barney Karpfinger Agency. December 16
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