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The Orkney Scroll

by Lyn Hamilton · 2006

Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery seriesbook 10 of 11Next:The Chinese Alchemist(2007) →

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From the author who "turns every trip into an edge-of-your-seat adventure."*

A scam involving a fake Mackintosh writing cabinet-and murder-has antiques dealer Lara McClintoch traveling to Scotland's Orkney Islands, where she is pulled into a centuries-old Viking saga and a troubling quest that could end in danger.

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscozy mysterycozy mysteryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
archaeologyarchaeologyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of thisScotlandScotlandMore like thisLess of thisOrkneyOrkneyMore like thisLess of thisTorontoTorontoMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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