The Neanderthal Factor

<p>When Samuel Wyndham the director of the prestigious Wyndham Institute of Art and Culture was found with his head nearly severed by a Minoan ax the obvious suspect was his prot��g�� and future son-in-law Nicholas d'Abernon. But as Nick's trial proceeds it becomes clear that everyone who works for Wyndham has strong motives for murder. As witnesses take the stand the international dimensions and politi cal implications of the murder are exposed. Accusations of theft forgery blackmail and drug trafficking lend support to Samuel Wyndhams's pet theory that the Neanderthal nature buried deep in the past of human beings is a key factor in his grisly murder.</p>