Archaeologist Emma Fielding begins to doubt the wisdom of vacationing in England to help friends excavate a 12th-century abbey, especially when they uncover an all-too-modern skeleton in a nearby medieval graveyard. When a graduate student from the team is later found murdered, Emma begins to realize the quiet riverside town of Marchester also has dark passions and lethal secrets buried within its boundaries. Original.
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Archaeologist Emma Fielding begins to doubt the wisdom of vacationing in England to help friends excavate a 12th-century abbey, especially when they uncover an all-too-modern skeleton in a nearby medieval graveyard. When a graduate student from the team is later found murdered, Emma begins to realize the quiet riverside town of Marchester also has dark passions and lethal secrets buried within its boundaries. Original.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
These archealogical mysteries are a great read. I am an archeaologist, so I can also attest to them being very accurate as well. The author is an arch professor, and has a great sense of humor.
This story takes place on a dig in England where a mysterious body (and not a prehistoric one) shows up on the site. 'The characters are interesting and the story moves very quickly. Plays on a lot of the common jokes in archeaology and an American's perspective of British people (they drink all the time!), without seeming cliche.
