The Sinful Stones
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping along edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Possibly signed by the author?. Binding: Appears intact as a hardcover edition.
A taut and atmospheric crime novel, The Sinful Stones is one of Peter Dickinson's celebrated James Pibble detective series, placing the quietly observant Scotland Yard Superintendent at the heart of a deeply unsettling mystery. The story unfolds on a remote Scottish island monastery, where a community of elderly monks and their eccentric scientific patron harbour secrets that prove dangerously difficult to uncover. Dickinson constructs a puzzle of psychological complexity and moral ambiguity, drawing readers into a world where faith, science, and human frailty collide. Written with the dry wit and meticulous plotting that earned Dickinson back-to-back Gold Dagger Awards, this novel stands as a masterclass in understated British crime writing.
Author: Peter Dickinson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Harper & Row
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping along edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Possibly signed by the author?. Binding: Appears intact as a hardcover edition.
A taut and atmospheric crime novel, The Sinful Stones is one of Peter Dickinson's celebrated James Pibble detective series, placing the quietly observant Scotland Yard Superintendent at the heart of a deeply unsettling mystery. The story unfolds on a remote Scottish island monastery, where a community of elderly monks and their eccentric scientific patron harbour secrets that prove dangerously difficult to uncover. Dickinson constructs a puzzle of psychological complexity and moral ambiguity, drawing readers into a world where faith, science, and human frailty collide. Written with the dry wit and meticulous plotting that earned Dickinson back-to-back Gold Dagger Awards, this novel stands as a masterclass in understated British crime writing.