1860s American West. People in ill health are flocking to the Rockies in hope of a cure, religious splinter groups are moving west to found their own communities, and native American Indians are becoming increasingly hostile toward white settlers.
In the midst of it all, Margaret Dow heads for the mountains with her father, a British travel writer. At a train station, she spots a man carrying a short tree. George Renton, she learns, is a plant-collector with a mission: he's out to find a stand of very large, legendary pines. Soon, Margaret, her father, and George are travelling together by boat up a remote river in search of these 'lost giants'...
However, tragedy strikes after Indians ambush the travellers, forcing Margaret's life to drastically change...
An adventure with a surprising ending, The Lost Giants is an entertaining, exciting read with themes that cannily echo some of the religious and racial issues of today.
'Suspense is more or less guaranteed' - The Observer
'The characters are warm and real, the gritty, ironic drama is genuinely earned (no coincidences, no melodrama), and the place and time come alive.' - Kirkus Reviews
'A very efficiently woven novel of suspense and mystery . . . ingenious' - Times Literary Supplement
'A lovely, eerie suspense novel that held me from first to last' - Phyllis A. Whitney
'The tension is almost unbearable' - Manchester Evening News
'Good atmospheric touches' - The Independent
'Scholefield retains his place in the front rank of English crime writers' - Publishers Weekly
'Alan Scholefield's most interesting book . . . Structure, characterisation and dialogue all show the hand of an old master' - Sunday Telegraph
'Richly plotted, ripely characterised . . . An ample, confident whodunnit, rightly relaxed about its ability to charm, baffle and intrigue' - Literary Review
'A subtle, meticulously written narrative that weaves together a number of different strands into a satisfying whole' - London Evening Standard
'Besides the excellent characterisations, the plot here is well-developed and the story moves along smoothly, pulling the reader into its wake and carrying him along on a wave of suspense and human drama' - Mystery News
Alan Scholefield was born in 1931 in Cape Town, South Africa. After leaving university he became a journalist and travelled widely in southern and central Africa, Europe, and America. He now lives in Hampshire with his wife and has three daughters. Most famous for his Macrae and Silver series, Scholefield has also written other novels, including Venom, which was made into a film in 1981.
Genre: Historical
In the midst of it all, Margaret Dow heads for the mountains with her father, a British travel writer. At a train station, she spots a man carrying a short tree. George Renton, she learns, is a plant-collector with a mission: he's out to find a stand of very large, legendary pines. Soon, Margaret, her father, and George are travelling together by boat up a remote river in search of these 'lost giants'...
However, tragedy strikes after Indians ambush the travellers, forcing Margaret's life to drastically change...
An adventure with a surprising ending, The Lost Giants is an entertaining, exciting read with themes that cannily echo some of the religious and racial issues of today.
Praise for Alan Scholefield
'Suspense is more or less guaranteed' - The Observer
'The characters are warm and real, the gritty, ironic drama is genuinely earned (no coincidences, no melodrama), and the place and time come alive.' - Kirkus Reviews
'A very efficiently woven novel of suspense and mystery . . . ingenious' - Times Literary Supplement
'A lovely, eerie suspense novel that held me from first to last' - Phyllis A. Whitney
'The tension is almost unbearable' - Manchester Evening News
'Good atmospheric touches' - The Independent
'Scholefield retains his place in the front rank of English crime writers' - Publishers Weekly
'Alan Scholefield's most interesting book . . . Structure, characterisation and dialogue all show the hand of an old master' - Sunday Telegraph
'Richly plotted, ripely characterised . . . An ample, confident whodunnit, rightly relaxed about its ability to charm, baffle and intrigue' - Literary Review
'A subtle, meticulously written narrative that weaves together a number of different strands into a satisfying whole' - London Evening Standard
'Besides the excellent characterisations, the plot here is well-developed and the story moves along smoothly, pulling the reader into its wake and carrying him along on a wave of suspense and human drama' - Mystery News
Alan Scholefield was born in 1931 in Cape Town, South Africa. After leaving university he became a journalist and travelled widely in southern and central Africa, Europe, and America. He now lives in Hampshire with his wife and has three daughters. Most famous for his Macrae and Silver series, Scholefield has also written other novels, including Venom, which was made into a film in 1981.
Genre: Historical
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