A winter grave /
by May, Peter.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : riverrun, 2023Description: 359 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781529428483 (hbk.) :; 1529428483 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Crime | Crime | Scotland | Northern Scotland, Highlands & Islands | Crime & mystery fiction | Classic crime fiction | Climate change | Detective and mystery storiesSummary: It is the year 2051. Warnings of climate catastrophe have been ignored, and vast areas of the planet are under water, or uninhabitably hot. A quarter of the world's population has been displaced by hunger and flooding, and immigration wars are breaking out around the globe as refugees pour into neighbouring countries. By contrast, melting ice sheets have brought the Gulf Stream to a halt and northern latitudes, including Scotland, are being hit by snow and ice storms. It is against this backdrop that Addie, a young meteorologist checking a mountain top weather station, discovers the body of a man entombed in ice. The dead man is investigative reporter, George Younger, missing for three months after vanishing during what he claimed was a hill-walking holiday. But Younger was no hill walker, and his discovery on a mountain-top near the Highland village of Kinlochleven, is inexplicable.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003111232X | ||||
Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 21/10/2024 | 003111231X | |||
Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003111229X | ||||
Book - Adult Hardback | Netherton Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003111230X | ||||
Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 01/11/2024 | 003111629X | |||
Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 25/10/2024 | 003111228X |
It is the year 2051. Warnings of climate catastrophe have been ignored, and vast areas of the planet are under water, or uninhabitably hot. A quarter of the world's population has been displaced by hunger and flooding, and immigration wars are breaking out around the globe as refugees pour into neighbouring countries. By contrast, melting ice sheets have brought the Gulf Stream to a halt and northern latitudes, including Scotland, are being hit by snow and ice storms. It is against this backdrop that Addie, a young meteorologist checking a mountain top weather station, discovers the body of a man entombed in ice. The dead man is investigative reporter, George Younger, missing for three months after vanishing during what he claimed was a hill-walking holiday. But Younger was no hill walker, and his discovery on a mountain-top near the Highland village of Kinlochleven, is inexplicable.
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