The Lazarus Tree
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- Synopsis
- "You've got to take Medmelton superstitions on board as well. There are legends--and a lot of people believe them. 'Young men beware, if they be wise, a maiden with Medmelton eyes.' Did you notice Michelle's eyes? The colors are not the usual way round. She has the green one on the right." "Is that meant to be significant?" "It's the mirror image and very rare. The old wives' tale is that everything is reversed in women who have it. Good is bad, Hell is Heaven, the Devil is God." * "An astute amateur detective whose wits keep getting sharper with each puzzle plot" says The New York Times Book Review of Augustus Maltravers, England's canny playwright-cum-sleuth. In his fifth outing, a sojourn in the tiny and insular village of Medmelton throws Gus up against an ancient curse and a modern murder. The legend of the Lazarus Tree in St. Leonard's churchyard is an unlovely one. Centuries ago, it is said, a young woman raised her fiancé from the dead, with horrifying results. Gus arrives in Medmelton to find the townsfolk silent and hostile with regard to the tree--and with regard to the poet who met a violent death beneath its branches over a year earlier. Now, strange objects are appearing among the roots of the Lazarus Tree--a lock of hair, a bunch of wildflowers, a vial of blood--and Gus is worried that the introverted stepdaughter of a good friend may be involved. Michelle's eyes, one green, one brown, are Medmelton's mark of a witch, and if Maltravers pries too hard, he may find himself marked for murder. Young men beware if they be wise....
- Copyright:
- 1992
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 191 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780312082321
- Publisher:
- St. Martin's Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/13/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert Richardson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Marilyn
- Proofread By:
- Tomoko Miles
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.