House of Dust |
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| Author:
| Johnston, Paul |
| Series title: | A Quint Dalrymple Mystery Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4483-0047-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Publisher: | Severn House
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $10.99 |
Book Description:
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April, 2028, and independent Edinburgh is facing a mounting crime wave. Experts from the utopian university-state of New Oxford recommend an extreme deterrent - a maximum security prison alongside the central tourist zone. At the prison opening ceremony, the unthinkable happens - an Edinburgh guardian is shot. Having linked New Oxford to the assassination, maverick investigator Quintilian Dalrymple travels there to close the case. Once there, he discovers evidence of a ruthless...
More DescriptionApril, 2028, and independent Edinburgh is facing a mounting crime wave. Experts from the utopian university-state of New Oxford recommend an extreme deterrent - a maximum security prison alongside the central tourist zone. At the prison opening ceremony, the unthinkable happens - an Edinburgh guardian is shot. Having linked New Oxford to the assassination, maverick investigator Quintilian Dalrymple travels there to close the case. Once there, he discovers evidence of a ruthless conspiracy extending to his home city and the only way to stop it is to penetrate New Oxford's mysterious heart - the place known only as the House of Dust.