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Phosphate Rocks

6 Ratings

4.3

Duration
6H 13min
Language
English
Format
Category

Crime

As the old chemical works in Leith are demolished a long deceased body encrusted in phosphate rock is discovered. Seated at a card table he has ten objects laid out in front of him. Whose body is it? How did he die and what is the significance of the objects?

Phosphate Rocks: A Death in Ten Objects unravels the mystery using a mix of real life anecdote, scientific explanation, and a touch of fiction, woven together to create a vivid account of the life and decline of a factory over five decades.

© 2021 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781004039937

Release date

Audiobook: 17 June 2021

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