The Ghost Dancers by J R Lewis

The Ghost Dancers by J R Lewis

Absorbing blend of archaeological mystery and modern-day murder from the ever-popular Roy Lewis. The sudden death of the Director of the Museums Department, Simon Brent-Ellis, after being caught in flagrante with the married secretary of an influential archaeological committee, throws the Department into greater than usual turmoil. The atmosphere becomes even more poisonous when Karen Stannard is told that not only she, but Arnold Landon (much against his wishes) and the deeply unpopular Steve O'Hara, a consultant hired over the Department's head to prepare a bid for Lottery funds, are on the shortlist to replace Brent-Ellis Arnold takes O'Hara to visit the ancient burial site for which the Lottery money is needed and it becomes clear that the consultant has made many enemies in the archaeological community. An unpleasant scene at the opening dinner of an important conference only confirms this, and then O'Hara's body is found on a golf course with his skull crushed. Arnold's old sparring partner, DCI Culpepper, arrives to investigate and, once again, the hapless archaeologist is plunged into a storm of egos, ambitions and warped passions before the murderer is eventually unmasked.

'Lewis does his stuff brilliantly.. A magisterial, satisfying read' Literary Review 'A good story infused with human compassion' Financial Times (of The Devil is Dead)

Roy Lewis is a Welshman who now lives in the north of England. He has written some thirty-eight crime novels and been published in the UK and overseas. He runs a business training programme with interests in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.

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ISBN 13	9780002326780
ISBN 10	0002326787
Title	The Ghost Dancers
Author	J R Lewis
Series	Arnold Landon Mystery S
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	1999-02-15
Number of pages	192
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