House of Sand

the long version

Maurice de Courvel's sudden suicide is the start of a journey back in place and time for journalist Angus Logan - back to the island of La Roque where he was raised as a member of de Courvel's family, and back to a time when the island was still run as a feudal state. Angus Logan discovers that de Courvel's death has no easy explanation. As he unravels the mystery of the violent death, Logan has to come to grips with the changes that have taken place on his island, and as he unearths the shocking secret behind the suicide, he comes face to face with a violent threat that puts his own life in danger ... More than a mystery, House of Sand is a novel of romance and human relationships, of an ancient society threatened by unwelcome progress. Mystery, intrigue and romance in the great tradition of Daphne DuMaurier.