An Innocent EyeA man is found dead in a London hotel room, the only clue to his identity a polaroid of a lost Impressionist painting. A young man inherits his mother's diaries and realises her early life in France was much more eventful than he'd realised. And as the extent of the past's effect on the present becomes clear, Daniel is caught up in a web of conspiracy and betrayal that began decades ago.

Anakin now finds himself on equal-but uncertain-footing with the man who raised him

and boy after boy has been to visit the finches Roland raises there

For at midnight

this is an adventure story in the classic tradition

after 22 years

Lance Bradley is just beginning to feel that he is idling away his life there as usual when he receives a call for help from the eccentric sister of his old friend Rupert Alder

teacher and activist

Dust jacket is near fine with some shelf wear to the top of the spine

A team of forensic archaeologists

Who is Mary Swann

he was half of a two-man unit with someone he came to fear

and his grisly souvenirs of death