The Bone Hunter - Softcover

Holland, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0349115222 ISBN 13: 9780349115221

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, 2002

Synopsis

It is 1878 and Captain John Paley Dawkins, an English amateur palaeontologist, has staked his meager inheritance upon an expedition to find a pterodactyl, set up by geologist Sheldon Prescott. Wary of Prescott's willful daughter Lilian, they are soon forced together in a life-threatening quest.

About this title

From the Publisher:

1878. The golden days of dinosaur discoveries. In the still–Wild West, fossils of monstrous size are being uncovered by America’s two greatest bone hunters, Professors Marsh and Cope. Caught in the bitterest of feuds, their rivals steal or destroy each other’s findings, clashing murderously in the treacherous Wyoming Badlands. Back in New York, Marsh and Cope are sniffing out tantalizing rumors of the ultimate find. Also lured by the rumors are enigmatic English scientist Captain Dawkins and Miss Lilian Prescott, a naïve but willful heiress. Drawn into a web of corruption and murder, they are forced on a desperate hunt for a cache of mysterious fossils — a quest filled with danger, adventure, and extraordinary discoveries.

About the Author:

Tom Holland, described by the GUARDIAN as 'a born storyteller', has written extensively for radio as well as writing five other novels. He is currently at work on a non-fiction book on the Romans for Little, Brown/Abacus.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0349115222
• ISBN 13: 9780349115221
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528