Death And The Pregnant Virgin
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of British detective fiction, Death and the Pregnant Virgin chronicles the investigation of Detective Inspector Ben Jurnet as he unravels a baffling murder set against the atmospheric backdrop of a Norfolk priory. When a young woman is found dead near an ancient shrine — a site steeped in religious legend and local superstition — Jurnet must navigate a tightly knit community where secrets run as deep as the region's history. S. T. Haymon crafts the narrative with a brooding, literary tone that distinguishes it from conventional police procedurals, weaving questions of faith, guilt, and human frailty into the mystery. The novel illustrates Haymon's gift for vivid sense of place, rendering the English countryside as both hauntingly beautiful and quietly menacing. Fans of thoughtful, character-driven crime fiction will find Jurnet a compellingly complex protagonist whose personal struggles are as gripping as the case he pursues.
Author: S. T. Haymon
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Constable London
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of British detective fiction, Death and the Pregnant Virgin chronicles the investigation of Detective Inspector Ben Jurnet as he unravels a baffling murder set against the atmospheric backdrop of a Norfolk priory. When a young woman is found dead near an ancient shrine — a site steeped in religious legend and local superstition — Jurnet must navigate a tightly knit community where secrets run as deep as the region's history. S. T. Haymon crafts the narrative with a brooding, literary tone that distinguishes it from conventional police procedurals, weaving questions of faith, guilt, and human frailty into the mystery. The novel illustrates Haymon's gift for vivid sense of place, rendering the English countryside as both hauntingly beautiful and quietly menacing. Fans of thoughtful, character-driven crime fiction will find Jurnet a compellingly complex protagonist whose personal struggles are as gripping as the case he pursues.