Levkas Man
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 minor chipping along edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A gripping thriller set against the dramatic backdrop of the Greek islands and the prehistoric world of early man, Levkas Man draws readers into a tense race across the Ionian Sea. When protagonist Paul Van der Voort sets out to find his estranged father — a maverick archaeologist obsessed with proving that Neanderthal man crossed from Greece to Western Europe during the last Ice Age — the search becomes a voyage into danger, obsession, and ancient mystery. Hammond Innes masterfully weaves together the raw beauty of the Mediterranean landscape with a taut, suspenseful narrative that builds relentlessly toward a shattering conclusion. Known for his meticulous research and atmospheric world-building, Innes delivers a story that is as intellectually provocative as it is breathtakingly paced, anchoring grand questions about human origins in deeply personal drama.
Author: Hammond Innes
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Genre: Thriller
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor chipping along edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A gripping thriller set against the dramatic backdrop of the Greek islands and the prehistoric world of early man, Levkas Man draws readers into a tense race across the Ionian Sea. When protagonist Paul Van der Voort sets out to find his estranged father — a maverick archaeologist obsessed with proving that Neanderthal man crossed from Greece to Western Europe during the last Ice Age — the search becomes a voyage into danger, obsession, and ancient mystery. Hammond Innes masterfully weaves together the raw beauty of the Mediterranean landscape with a taut, suspenseful narrative that builds relentlessly toward a shattering conclusion. Known for his meticulous research and atmospheric world-building, Innes delivers a story that is as intellectually provocative as it is breathtakingly paced, anchoring grand questions about human origins in deeply personal drama.