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On a Mediterranean island, an English geologist is to inspect a quarry on behalf of an Australian client. He has brought along his mistress and pushed his wife and family to the back of his mind. But he reckons without the arrival of a woman with a death to avenge. By the author of "Goodness".
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Another exhilarating novel from this highly acclaimed author.
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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.
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- PublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0434577456
- ISBN 13 9780434577453
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages5
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