The First Man: A Commandant Michel de Palma Investigation

Author: Xavier-Marie Bonnot,Justin Phipps,Justin Phipps
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Category: Fiction, Mystery
Book Format: Paperback

Commandant Michel de Palma, known by his colleagues as 'the Baron', has chosen early retirement and plans to travel the world. But he is dragged back into the force when a case that has haunted him for a decade erupts once more. Resurfacing from Le Guen's Cave, a prehistoric grotto thirty-eight metres below sea level outside Marseilles, France, an experienced diver mysteriously gets into difficulties. Meanwhile, Thomas Autran, a serial killer with a peculiar interest in the supernatural, suffering from a dangerous form of schizophrenia, is once again on the run. Ancient cave paintings, savage murders committed according to a precise ritual: a return to the first ages of humanity, the era of the great Palaeolithic hunters. And despite the gory trail left at each crime scene, de Palma must first understand the child, the secrets of a family, a story of exploitation - and revenge - before he can track down the First Man.

About Xavier-Marie Bonnot
Xavier-Marie Bonnot has a PhD in History and Sociology, and two Masters degrees in History and French Literature. He is the author of The First Fingerprint and The Beast of the Camargue.
Justin Phipps is a British translator who translates from French and Russian into English. After studying modern languages and social anthropology, he has worked in overseas development and more recently as a solicitor specialising in employment law.

(BK-9780857053930)

SKU BK-9780857053930
Barcode # 9780857053930
Brand Quercus Publishing
Artist / Author Xavier-Marie Bonnot, Justin Phipps, Justin Phipps
Shipping Weight 0.3000kg
Shipping Width 0.130m
Shipping Height 0.020m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Assembled Length 19.800m
Assembled Height 2.200m
Assembled Width 13.000m
Type Paperback

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