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The Way, the Truth and the Dead

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Way, the Truth and the Dead
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Francis Pryor
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:544
Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 162
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
Thriller/suspense
ISBN/Barcode 9781783523269
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Cornerstone
Imprint Unbound
Publication Date 18 May 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Archaeologist and detective, Alan Cadbury, returns for his second adventure. In The Lifers' Club, he unravelled the background to a violent death on an archaeological dig in the Fens, a wild marshy region in the east of England. The Way, the Truth and the Dead takes us to the black peatlands of the south, around the glorious cathedral city of Ely. It's a watery landscape where the many ancient dykes, drains and rivers conceal dark secrets. Alan finds himself the Director of an important Roman and early Medieval excavation at the little hamlet of Fursby, not far from Littleport. But shortly before he starts work, he is contacted by his old friend, Detective Chief Inspector Richard Lane. Lane needs help - a body has been found in a river near the dig. And the dead person is an archaeologist, an old friend of Alan's. It soon becomes clear that this will be no ordinary excavation: the remains are of national importance and their preservation is outstanding. So it comes as no surprise when a major television series decides to adopt it as a flagship project, opening the dig up to the public at a time when the rural community would rather keep things quiet...

Author Biography

Francis Pryor is an eminent archaeologist. His books include his 'Britain' series (for HarperCollins): Britain BC, Britain AD, Britain in the Middle Ages and The Birth of Modern Britain. Two were filmed for Channel 4. In 2010 he published (with Penguin) The Making of the British Landscape. He has appeared frequently on the hit archaeological TV show Time Team and has presented a number of programmes for the BBC. In 2014 Unbound published Francis' first work of fiction, The Lifers' Club, and Penguin published his Home: A Time Traveller's Tales from Britain's Prehistory.