Voices of the Dead [electronic resource]
Parry, Ambrose2023
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A SCOTSMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR EDINBURGH, 1853.
In a city of science, discovery can be deadly . . . In a time of unprecedented scientific innovation, the public's appetite for wonder has seen a resurgence of interest in mesmerism, spiritualism and other unexplained phenomena. Dr Will Raven is wary of the shadowlands that lie between progress and quackery, but Sarah Fisher can't afford to be so picky. Frustrated in her medical ambitions, she sees opportunity in a new therapeutic field not already closed off to women. Raven has enough on his hands as it is. Body parts have been found at Surgeons Hall, and they're not anatomy specimens. In a city still haunted by the crimes of Burke and Hare, he is tasked with heading off a scandal. When further human remains are found, Raven is able to identify a prime suspect, and the hunt is on before he kills again. Unfortunately, the individual he seeks happens to be an accomplished actor, a man of a thousand faces and a renowned master of disguise. With the lines between science and spectacle dangerously blurred, the stage is set for a grand and deadly illusion . . .
Main title:
Voices of the Dead [electronic resource] / Ambrose Parry
Author:
Parry, Ambrose, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Canongate Books, 2023
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
Raven and Fisher Mystery
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Ambrose Parry is the penname for two very different authors – the internationally bestselling and multi-award-winning Chris Brookmyre and consultant anaesthetist of twenty years' experience, Dr Marisa Haetzman. Inspired by the gory details Haetzman uncovered during her History of Medicine degree, the couple teamed up to write a series of historical crime thrillers, featuring the darkest of Victorian Edinburgh's secrets. They are married and live in Scotland. The Way of All Flesh, The Art of Dying and A Corruption of Blood were shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year. Their most recent book in the series, A Corruption of Blood, was shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger.
ISBN:
9781838855499
Language:
English
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BRN:
3588444
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