02365nam 2200481 450 991016035000332120230607210848.00-7551-5396-00-7551-3001-4(CKB)3710000000656855(EBL)4011156(MiAaPQ)EBC4011156(MiAaPQ)EBC7298446(Au-PeEL)EBL7298446(EXLCZ)99371000000065685520160509d2001 uy| 1engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe roses of Picardie /Simon RavenKelly Bray, Cornwall, United Kingdom :House of Stratus,2001.1 online resource (465 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84232-205-2 Cover Page ; Author Page ; Simon Raven all Published by House of Stratus; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Part One: Temporal Princes; Mystery of The Impasse Diane ; The Case of The Dead Gamester; The Case of The Dead Gamester Part II; The Case of The Dead Gamester Part III; Part Two: Gentlemen in Attendance ; Part Three: A Beast in View ; Chapter I: Cloister with Yew Tree ; Chapter II: Garden with Cypress ; Part Four: Landscape with Hermits ; Part Five: The Abbé Valcabriers' Scrapbook ; Part Six: The Gods of the Shore ; Part Seven: The Relict ; Part Eight: The Cloister of Saint TrophîmePart Nine: Au Bord des Tombes Part Ten: De Profundis ; Simon Raven ; Morning Star; The Face of the Waters; Before the Cock Crow; New Seed For Old; Blood of My Bone; In the Image of GodA string of long-lost and cursed rubies gives the title to this highly imaginative tale. Jacquiz Helmut and Balbo Blakeney, among other eccentric characters, pursue the jewels across four countries and eight centuries. Horror, intrigue and high comedy shape the story as it races towards an unforgettable climax.RubiesFictionHorror talesSuspense fictionRubiesHorror tales.Suspense fiction.Raven Simon703267MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910160350003321The roses of Picardie3375400UNINA