Résultats pour "Pauli Murphy" dans Policier

When semi-retired Irish nun Sister Agatha Murphy meets Avtar Mehta round the back of his historic Delhi hotel, they form an instant bond over a sneaky smoke and good gossip. Then a street robbery outside the hotel, a dead body inside it, and the disappearance of a pilgrim guest bring the local...

During the Gulf War in 1991, an ancient scroll is found in Southern Israel. Years later, scientists declare it a fake, but an American nun believes it will lead her to the resting place of the Virgin Mary. What she finds seems to possess miraculous healing powers that attract believers and skeptics from across the globe. She also draws the attention of a mysterious Israeli Shin Bet officer determined to retrieve the remains of the “Mother” at any cost. And that is only the beginning....

An outstanding piece of literary noir and the first in a PI series set in 1930s Birmingham. An FT Best Summer Thriller 2023 'Creates an atmosphere of mounting menace' The Times 'Conjures up a backdrop so vivid you can taste the smoke in the air' Val McDermid, author of 1989 BIRMINGHAM, 1933...