When bodies--killed by spears identical to those used by primitive hunters ten thousand years ago--appear in the primeval rain forests of Washington State, anthropologist Gideon Oliver must lure a terrifying predator out of his lair for a deadly final hunt. Reissue.
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About the Author:
Aaron Elkins is a former anthropologist and professor who has been writing mysteries and thrillers since 1982. His major continuing series features forensic anthropologist-detective Gideon Oliver, “the Skeleton Detective.” There are fifteen published titles to date in the series. The Gideon Oliver books have been (roughly) translated into a major ABC-TV series and have been selections of the Book-of-the-Month Club, the Literary Guild, and the Readers Digest Condensed Mystery Series. His work has been published in a dozen languages.
Mr. Elkins won the 1988 Edgar Award for best mystery of the year for Old Bones, the fourth book in the Gideon Oliver Series. He and his cowriter and wife, Charlotte, also won an Agatha Award, and he has also won a Nero Wolfe Award. Mr. Elkins lives on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula with Charlotte.
Review:
A thundering adventure...to be savored. -- Publishers Weekly
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- PublisherMysterious Press
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0446404039
- ISBN 13 9780446404037
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages200
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