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Four Thousand Days

by M.J. Trow
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Introducing turn-of-the-century archaeologist-sleuth Margaret Murray in the first of a brilliant new historical mystery series. October, 1900. University College, London. When the spreadeagled body of one of her students is discovered in her rented room shortly after attending one of her lectures, Dr Margaret Murray is disinclined to accept the official verdict of suicide and determines to find out how and why the girl really died. As an archaeologist, Dr Murray is used to examining ancient remains, but she's never before had to investigate the circumstances surrounding a newly-dead corpse. However, of one thing Margaret is certain: if you want to know how and why a person died, you need to understand how they lived. And it soon becomes clear that the dead girl had been keeping a number of secrets. As Margaret uncovers evidence that Helen Richardson had knowledge of a truly extraordinary archaeological find, the body of a second young woman is discovered on a windswept Kent beach - and the case takes a disturbing new twist .

  • Creators

  • Series

    Margaret Murray Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 8, 2022

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9781448307401

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      • ISBN: 9781448307401
      • File size: 765 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      February 1, 2022
      Trow's latest mystery is set in London at the end of the nineteenth century and is based on real-life archaeologist Margaret Murray. Deftly evoking the ambience, customs, and gender-defined roles of the time, Trow has a gift for making his story and characters gripping, vivid, charismatic, and quirky. Like the real Dr. Murray, the character in Trow's story is a lecturer at University College London and is one of the few women in academia at the time. A respected but eccentric archaeologist, she has a coterie of students, whose admiration verges on hero worship. But Murray's life turns upside down when two of her students are murdered and one of her colleagues is bludgeoned to death. The officer Scotland Yard has assigned to the case is dismissive, bigoted, and incompetent. Only junior policeman and archaeology enthusiast Adam Crawford seems to have any idea about leads and possible killers. To crack the case, Margaret asks her friend, former Scotland Yard bigwig Edward Reid, to come out of retirement and help investigate. A satisfying, twisty, and clever story that will please historical mystery fans.

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