The Nature of Rare Things

by Derek Wilson (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2005

  $15.35

  When paranormal investigator and Cambridge lecturer Dr. Nathaniel Gye is commissioned by a dead man to find his killer, he dismisses the incident as a clumsy fraud by a fake medium. But when Nathaniel's own wife disappearsan eventuality foretold by the same unquiet spirit he is forced to look for connections between her predicament and the violent death of a man she never knew. Nathaniel's search leads him through a labyrinthine investigation, involving a stolen Renaissance painting and the love life of Robert and Elizabeth Browning. Drawn deep into a web of crime and deception, Nathaniel Gye has to face some difficult questions. In this dark and fast-paced mystery, long-time or first-time fans of acclaimed writer Derek Wilson will enjoy pitting their wits against the unscrupulous manipulation of the living and the dead.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2005

  $4.60

  When, at a seance in Cambridge, Dr Nathaniel Gye is commissioned by a dead man to find his killer, he dismisses the incident as a clumsy fraud. It is only when Nathaniel's wife disappears during a trip to Italy that he is forced to look for connections between her disappearance and the dead man.