Pearl - Delaney Frank - 1999

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344 pages. Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine has moderate reading creases. Pages are reasonably tanned. Marks the return of Nicholas Newman, the architect protagonist of the bestselling The Amethysts, which the critics called 'unforgettable'. Played out in the arena of football, Pearl is a compelling story in which the past rises to dominate the present and perhaps the future. Nicholas Newman, affluent, successful, but emotionally unresolved, is a reluctant discoverer of events which took place during the Second World War. Placed under huge moral pressure by the terms of a dead friend's bequest, he stumbles upon a secret which directs the violence on the football terraces of Europe. One of his clients holds the key. Johann Pearl - 'the Black Pearl' - a Dutch international footballer has commissioned Newman to design his house. With the plans come extraordinary violence and Nicholas Newman is once again at the centre of a psychological mystery that he can only resolve by examining his own life. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Thrillers; ISBN/EAN: 9780002261142. Inventory No: 13060569. By: Delaney Frank Year: 1999 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: