Small Finds - a novel

A modern, murder mystery mixed up with archaeology, economics and religion. (That's murder, archaeology, religion and economics: m a r e, as in nightmare.) A well-written, thoughtful story with off-beat characters, emotional depth and a compelling voice.

When there is a murder in Ancester, Detective Sergeant Marco de Luca relies on local knowledge to track down the killer but he is not the only one chasing criminals. An archaeology professor is out to stop heritage crime and a break-in and robbery at a local dig give him more clues to follow up. The dig, and a subsequent dig nearby, yield clues of a different kind. The archaeologists and their volunteer helpers gradual put together a story from the beginning of the fifth century that is not dissimilar to their own; a story of crisis and disaster, alienation and belonging. 

This is what I'm working on at the moment. 
Version 3.5 is currently going out to a Readers' Panel for critical review.
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