The blood promise a Hugo Marston novel

"Hugo Marston must figure out what lies hidden inside an old sailor's chest before a 200-year-old blood promise is revealed and claims another life. In post-Revolution Paris, an old man signs a letter in blood, then hides it in a secret compartment in a sailor's chest. A messenger arrives to transpo...

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Main Author: Pryor, Mark, 1967-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst, NY : Seventh Street Books, an imprint of Prometheus Books, 2014.
Series:Pryor, Mark, 1967- Hugo Marston novel ; 3.
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Summary:"Hugo Marston must figure out what lies hidden inside an old sailor's chest before a 200-year-old blood promise is revealed and claims another life. In post-Revolution Paris, an old man signs a letter in blood, then hides it in a secret compartment in a sailor's chest. A messenger arrives to transport the chest and its hidden contents, but then the plague strikes and an untimely death changes history. Two hundred years later, Hugo Marston is safeguarding an unpredictable but popular senator who is in Paris negotiating a France/U.S. dispute. The talks, held at a country chateau, collapse when the senator accuses someone of breaking into his room. Theft becomes the least of Hugo's concerns when someone discovers the secrets hidden deep inside the sailor's chest, and decides that the power and money they promise are worth killing for. But when the darkness of history is unleashed, even the most ruthless and cunning are powerless to control it"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:287 pages ; 26 cm.
ISBN:9781616148157
Author Notes:Mark Pryor grew up in Hertfordshire, England. Before moving to the United States in 1994, he worked as a newspaper reporter in Colchester, Essex, where he covered the police and crime beat for almost two years. He received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill, and a law degree from Duke University. He is currently an Assistant District Attorney with the Travis County DA's office. He is also the author of several books including Hugo Marston series, the Hollow Man Novel Series, and the non-fiction book, As She Lay Sleeping.

(Bowker Author Biography)