Parry Ambrose - Voices Of The Dead - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A Scotsman BOOK OF THE YEAR Edinburgh 1853. In a city of science discovery can be deadly In a time of unprecedented scientific discovery 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
Title: Voices Of The Dead
Author(s): Parry Ambrose
Publisher: Canongate Books
Barcode: 9781838855475
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 9/26/2023
Series: A Raven and Fisher Mystery
Category: Historical Fiction