The Grave Tattoo
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On Sale:
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10/06/2010
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Formats:
Paperback
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A 200 year-old-secret is now a matter of life and death.
And it could be worth a fortune.
It′s summer in the Lake District and torrential rain has uncovered a bizarrely tattooed body on a hillside. Could it be linked to centuries-old rumours that surround Fletcher Christian, mutinous First Mate on the ill-fated Bounty, a legendary massacre on the strange island of Pitcairn, and Christian′s possible return to England?
Jane Gresham wants to know. An expert on Wordsworth, she has a theory that the Lakeland poet, a childhood friend of Christian′s, had harboured the fugitive and turned his tale into an epic poem - which has since stayed hidden. But as she follows each lead, death is hard on her heels. The 200-year-old mystery is putting lives at risk. And it isn′t just the truth that is waiting to be discovered, but a bounty worth millions of pounds...
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