Sources
| Source | ID | Link |
|---|---|---|
| GoodReads | 242358964 | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242358964 |
| Amazon | B0FTLCPVF2 | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTLCPVF2 |
Description
DEAD ON THE DOLMEN is the first mystery novel by Brittany-based author Cameron Trost featuring OSCAR TREMONT, INVESTIGATOR OF THE STRANGE AND INEXPLICABLE, hailed by one reviewer as a "modern-day Sherlock Holmes". This fair-play puzzle is a must-read for all the armchair detectives and mystery hounds out there!
★ FAIR-PLAY MYSTERY
★ PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
★ CLUES AND RED HERRINGS
★ FORESHADOWED MOTIVE
★ MYSTERY IN BRITTANY
★ CELTIC FOLKLORE
A LEGEND AS ANCIENT AS THE DOLMEN ITSELF HAS CALLED UPON THE VILLAGE OF GRENO. THE ANKOU RIDES ONCE MORE IN BRITTANY, BUT WHO IS BEHIND THE MASK, AND WHOSE SOUL WILL BE CLAIMED?
Doctor David Trevelyan, professor of Cornish and Breton folklore, is woken in the middle of the night by the hammering of hooves and grinding of cartwheels outside his bedroom window. But when he looks outside, down to where he should see the dolmen - that timeless stone monument - softly glowing in the moonlight, his surprise turns to terror...
He recognises the figure standing on a cart drawn by a black horse; draped in black, with a skull for a face, and carrying a curved scythe. There's no doubt about it. Someone disguised as The Ankou, the Grim Reaper of Breton mythology, is terrorising him. The next time the Ankou calls, tragedy is narrowly averted, and Rowan Trevelyan insists his father call the police. But the professor stubbornly refuses. He has a secret to hide and doesn't want gendarmes poking their noses into his past. The matter needs to be dealt with discreetly by a private investigator.
Enter Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable...
But when murder strikes Greno, there is no avoiding the intervention of the Gendarmerie Nationale. Will Oscar Tremont be able to carry out his investigation without treading on their toes? Will he crack the case before they do and unmask the Ankou?
OSCAR TREMONT IS A CLEVER, CUNNING INVESTIGATOR who would rather solve an interesting mystery than get paid for a boring one, much to his wife's consternation. The characters and situations are fun, quirky, and will leave you clamoring for more. Oscar Tremont is a perfect addition to that club of literary super-sleuths that includes C. Auguste Dupin and Sherlock Holmes."
- Jim X Dodge, author of Theta House and The Bite
★ FAIR-PLAY MYSTERY
★ PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
★ CLUES AND RED HERRINGS
★ FORESHADOWED MOTIVE
★ MYSTERY IN BRITTANY
★ CELTIC FOLKLORE
A LEGEND AS ANCIENT AS THE DOLMEN ITSELF HAS CALLED UPON THE VILLAGE OF GRENO. THE ANKOU RIDES ONCE MORE IN BRITTANY, BUT WHO IS BEHIND THE MASK, AND WHOSE SOUL WILL BE CLAIMED?
Doctor David Trevelyan, professor of Cornish and Breton folklore, is woken in the middle of the night by the hammering of hooves and grinding of cartwheels outside his bedroom window. But when he looks outside, down to where he should see the dolmen - that timeless stone monument - softly glowing in the moonlight, his surprise turns to terror...
He recognises the figure standing on a cart drawn by a black horse; draped in black, with a skull for a face, and carrying a curved scythe. There's no doubt about it. Someone disguised as The Ankou, the Grim Reaper of Breton mythology, is terrorising him. The next time the Ankou calls, tragedy is narrowly averted, and Rowan Trevelyan insists his father call the police. But the professor stubbornly refuses. He has a secret to hide and doesn't want gendarmes poking their noses into his past. The matter needs to be dealt with discreetly by a private investigator.
Enter Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable...
But when murder strikes Greno, there is no avoiding the intervention of the Gendarmerie Nationale. Will Oscar Tremont be able to carry out his investigation without treading on their toes? Will he crack the case before they do and unmask the Ankou?
OSCAR TREMONT IS A CLEVER, CUNNING INVESTIGATOR who would rather solve an interesting mystery than get paid for a boring one, much to his wife's consternation. The characters and situations are fun, quirky, and will leave you clamoring for more. Oscar Tremont is a perfect addition to that club of literary super-sleuths that includes C. Auguste Dupin and Sherlock Holmes."
- Jim X Dodge, author of Theta House and The Bite