Katherine Neville

The Eight

A Novel

Buch

New York City, 1972—A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune-teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. Then an antiques dealer approaches Cat with a mysterious offer: He has an anonymous client who is trying to collect the pieces of an ancient chess service, purported to be in Algeria. If Cat can bring the pieces back, there will be a generous reward.The South of France, 1790—Mireille de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortresslike Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-345-41908-8
EAN: 9780345419088
Produktnummer: 9153422
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
Seitenangabe: 624 S.
Masse: H20.7 cm x B13.9 cm x D3.7 cm 554 g
Gewicht: 554

Über den Autor

Katherine Neville is the author of The Eight, The Magic Circle (a USA Today bestseller), and A Calculated Risk (a New York Times Notable Book). The Eight has been translated into more than thirty languages. In a national poll in Spain by the noted journal El País, The Eight was voted one of the top ten books of all time. Neville lives in Virginia and Washington, D.C.