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Dead hand

Paperback • 2010 • English • 1. edition

Dead hand

By Paul Theroux

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About the book

A Dead Hand is a dark tale of crime in Calcutta, by Paul Theroux.Jerry Delfont is a travel writer with writer's block. Lounging in Calcutta one day, he receives a mysterious letter. It comes from an American philanthropist, Mrs Merrill Unger. An Indian friend of her son is in trouble: he woke up in a hotel room with a dead body next to him; he panicked and fled. Mrs Unger would like someone to discreetly look into this matter, to find out the truth. Will Delfont do her the honour? But Jerry is a...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Book details

ISBN

9780141044163

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2010

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Dead hand

Format

Paperback

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