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Death in the Latin Quarter
Raphael Cardetti
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Paperback. Clean copy.
Early one morning in Paris the magnificent tranquillity of the Sorbonne university is shattered by a death. But why would Albert Cadas, a crumpled professor of medieval literature, have any reason to kill himself? Meanwhile, Valentine Savi, a talented young restorer, receives a visit from an enigmatic elderly gentleman with a unique commission: to restore a priceless medieval manuscript whose timeworn pages promise to reveal the truth of a mystery that has fascinated scholars and writers for centuries. Valentine soon learns that the shadowy figures who seek to possess the book's secrets are far darker and more ruthless than she ... Read more
Early one morning in Paris the magnificent tranquillity of the Sorbonne university is shattered by a death. But why would Albert Cadas, a crumpled professor of medieval literature, have any reason to kill himself? Meanwhile, Valentine Savi, a talented young restorer, receives a visit from an enigmatic elderly gentleman with a unique commission: to restore a priceless medieval manuscript whose timeworn pages promise to reveal the truth of a mystery that has fascinated scholars and writers for centuries. Valentine soon learns that the shadowy figures who seek to possess the book's secrets are far darker and more ruthless than she ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349122557
SKU
KEX0215159
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Ref
99-1
About Raphael Cardetti
Raphael Cardetti was born in 1972. He currently lives in Paris, where he is a professor of Italian History (specialising in the Renaissance) at the University.
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