The First Man by Xavier-Marie Bonnot - ISBN: 9780857053930
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A retired cop, a ritual killer, and prehistoric secrets emerge.

The First Man

A Commandant Michel de Palma Investigation

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    25 October 2016

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Summary

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 supernatur…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857053930
ISBN-10:0857053930
Author:Xavier-Marie Bonnot, Justin Phipps
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:MacLehose Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:25 October 2016
Weight:253g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 22mm
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Keeps up the pace, twisting and turning to ensure you don’t stop flipping those pages - Buzz on The Voice of the SpiritsIntriguing and enjoyable - Eurocrime on Voice of the Spirits

Keeps up the pace, twisting and turning to ensure you don’t stop flipping those pages - Buzz on The Voice of the Spirits

Intriguing and enjoyable - Eurocrime on Voice of the Spirits

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. 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.

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