On a Mediterranean island, geologist Peter Nichols must do a lot of juggling as he investigates the death of a quarry employee. There is the mistress he brought along, there is the daughter of the quarry owner--who seduces him so he will write an exonerating report--there is the dead man's beautiful widow and there are the faxes from Nichols' pregnant wife. By the author of Juggling the Stars.
How it feels
Emotional toneUnflinching
AtmosphereNoir
How it reads
Plot intensityCharacter drivenEventful
ComplexityLayered
When and where
ThemesJustice
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