The Voice of the Spirits by Xavier-Marie Bonnot - ISBN: 9780857050793
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Commandant de Palma confronts a primitive curse wreaking revenge on underworld collectors of Oceanic art.

The Voice of the Spirits

A Commandant Michel de Palma Investigation

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2013

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Summary

Commandant Michel de Palma follows an anonymous tip-off to a gated mansion by the coast and finds a body whose face is obscured by a fearsome tribal mask. Beneath it is a mysterious wound that could not have been caused by a bullet. Surrounded by scores of masks and painted skulls, de Palma hears the haunting strains of a primal flute from the floors above.

With few leads to go on, de Palma delves into an account of the murdered doctor’s voyage to Papua New Guinea seventy years …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857050793
ISBN-10:0857050796
Author:Xavier-Marie Bonnot, Justin Phipps
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:MacLehose Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:1 July 2013
Weight:240g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

‘An intriguing and enjoyable crime novel’ Laura Root, Eurocrime.

‘An intriguing and enjoyable crime novel’ Laura Root, Eurocrime. * Eurocrime *

About The Author

Xavier-Marie Bonnot

Xavier-Marie Bonnot has a PhD in History and Sociology, and two Masters degrees in History and French Literature. The First Fingerprint is the first of a quartet of De Palma novels and has won two literary awards in France.

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