The Merchant's House de Ellis, Kate

St. Martin's Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

St. Martin's Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

St. Martin's Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

St Martins Pr, 1999T. hardcover. Acceptable. 1.0000 in x 8.4000 in x 5.5000 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1999). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. The author's first novel and the first book in this series of crime novels featuring Wesley Peterson, a black detective with a degree in archeology, the son of two Trinidadian doctors and a young husband, who has transferred from the Met to the seaside town of Tradmouth, where he becomes one of Devon's first black police officers. His old college friend Neil is heading an archaeological dig at a Tudor merchant's house, and the skeleton of a strangled young woman and a newborn baby are uncovered. Meanwhile Peterson is in involved in the search for a missing child and in the case of a brutal murder of a young woman. Behind all of these crimes, both medieval and modern, are the age-old motives of jealousy, sexual obsession, and desperate longing for a child. An engrossing and rewarding series, with both an historical and a contemporary mystery, and well-drawn characters. 246 pp.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

St Martins Pr, 1999-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!