Nessie's Egg by Paul Adam
A defenceless creature in peril. Two children fight to save it.
But Duncan is betrayed by his best friend and the egg is taken by greedy Nessie hunter Linus Todd who wants to exploit it for vast sums of money. Sinister government scientists are also taking an interest in the egg, keen to experiment on it and keep the baby creature inside it in captivity.
Desperate to protect the egg, Duncan and his younger sister Catriona steal it back and go on the run across the Scottish Highlands. Todd and the police come after them, but can the youngsters evade the search and return the egg to the loch before it hatches?
'Tension that resonates like flawlessly tuned
strings' - The Guardian
'Brilliantly imagined, fiercely authentic and wholly gripping' - Literary
Review
'An intelligent, civilised mystery..beautifully written...a real pleasure to
read' - Sunday Telegraph
'Paul Adam has the great gift of narrative drive' - Tribune
'A distinctly atmospheric thriller' - Mail on Sunday
'Adam always handles his massive canvases with real panache. The requisite
pulse-racing action is wedded superbly to the serious theme' - Good Book Guide
'Beguiling mystery' - New York Times
'Brilliantly researched and informative...a turbo-charged, white-knuckled
thriller by a brilliant storyteller' - Daily Record
'Mystery fans and music lovers alike will be captivated by Adam's excellent
contemporary thriller' - Publishers Weekly
'An enthralling mix of Italian ambience, history and - most of all - music' -
Booklist
Paul Adam has written fourteen critically-acclaimed thrillers: Unholy Trinity, Shadow Chasers, Genesis II, Oracle Lake (original U.K. title, Flash Point), Enemy Within, Knife Edge, Dixieland and The Wolves of Nifelheim; his Cremona Mysteries series featuring Italian violin maker Gianni Castiglione and detective Antonio Guastafeste - The Rainaldi Quartet (original U.K. title, Sleeper), Paganini’s Ghost and The Hardanger Riddle; An Exceptional Corpse, A Nasty Dose of Death and Toxin, featuring investigative journalist Mike McLean. He is also a children’s author: the award-winning Max Cassidy trilogy of thrillers for readers aged 9-12 – Escape from Shadow Island, Jaws of Death and Attack at Dead Man’s Bay – and the standalone middle-grade comedy thriller, A Thief in the Night. Paul lives in Sheffield and is married with two sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781068447716 |
| Title | Nessie's Egg |
| Author | Paul Adam |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Endeavour Publishing |
| Year published | 2026-10-26 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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