Hearing Voices

In this delightful novel both mystery and comedy of manners A. N. Wilson continues the strange tale of Julian Ramsay chronicler of that distinguished literary family the Lampitts. The story opens in the mid-1960s on a note of gruesome drama as the fabulously wealthy Virgil D. Everett Jr. is pushed to his death from a Manhattan skyscraper. Does Everett''s murder have anything to do with his ownership of the manuscripts known as the Lampitt Papers? Over thirty years later actor and Lampitt biographer Julian Ramsay finds himself in New York with his One Man Show about James Lampitt''s life and experiences. Ramsay''s recollections take us on a fascinating journey back to the late 1960s encompassing America England and Italy at a time of groundbreaking scientific research and intense theological debate. It is a journey that may reveal the secret to Everett''s death and ultimately the true content of the Lampitt Papers. This witty and insightful drama will enchant readers already familiar with the Lampitt family and it is a richly rewarding novel in its own right.