The mystery of the Venus Island fetish
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250079428
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Physical Description:
ix, 289 pages ; 22 cm
regular print
print - Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Minotaur Books, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A Thomas Dunne book." |
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Subject: | Anthropologists -- Fiction Museums -- Fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction Australia -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction |
Genre: | Mystery fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 6 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Terrace Public Library | FLA (Text) | 35151001022466 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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Summary:
"It's 1932, and the Great Venus Island Fetish, a ceremonial mask surrounded by thirty-two human skulls, now resides in a museum in Sydney, Australia. But young anthropologist Archie Meek, recently returned from an extended field trip to Venus Island, has noticed something amiss: a strange discoloration on some of the skulls. Has someone tampered with the fetish? Is there a link between it and the mysterious disappearance of Cecil Polkinghorne, curator of archaeology? And how did Eric Sopwith, retired mollusks expert, die in the museum's storeroom? Could Archie's life be at risk as well? But these are not the only concerns that weigh upon the assistant curator's mind. Why hasn't his beloved Beatrice--registrar, anthropology--accepted his proposal of marriage and the love token he brought back from Venus Island? Has something been lost in translation?"--