Naming the Bones
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- $18.99
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
SOME SECRETS ARE BEST LEFT BURIED
Knee-deep in the mud of an ancient burial ground, a winter storm raging around him, and at least one person intent on his death: how did Murray Watson end up here?
His quiet life in university libraries researching the lives of writers seems a world away, and yet it is because of the mysterious writer, Archie Lunan, dead for thirty years, that Murray now finds himself scrabbling in the dirt on the remote island of Lismore.
Loaded with Welsh's trademark wit, insight and gothic charisma, this adventure novel weaves the lives of Murray and Archie together in a tale of literature, obsession and dark magic.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
British author Welsh (The Bullet Trick) shows her versatility in this understated psychological thriller. Scottish professor Murray Watson estranged from his brother after the death of their elderly father and enmeshed in a superficial affair with his department head's wife has become obsessed with Archie Lunan, the author of one slim volume of poetry, who died in a mysterious boating accident. Despite the absence of any real evidence that more information about Lunan's drowning would illuminate his verse, Watson persists in tracking down anyone still alive who knew the poet. His probes turn up other disturbing deaths, including that of a social scientist who focused on artists who took their own lives, and who died on the same isolated island where Lunan met his end. Readers who enjoy some ambiguity in their fiction exploring the dark paths of human nature will be pleased.
