
Voices of the Dead
by Ambrose Parry
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app
1
To read on a Kindle or Kindle app, please add kindle@netgalley.com as an approved email address to receive files in your Amazon account. Click here for step-by-step instructions.
2
Also find your Kindle email address within your Amazon account, and enter it here.
Pub Date 15 Jun 2023 | Archive Date 15 Jun 2023
Talking about this book? Use #VoicesoftheDead #NetGalley. More hashtag tips!
Description
The latest installment of the gripping Raven and Fisher mystery series
Edinburgh, 1854, and a killer stalks the streets.
Body parts have been found across the city - a foot in the Surgeon's Hall, another beneath a debtor's floorboards, more pieces in the soil of a freshly filled grave - and Will Raven, assistant to the great Dr Simpson, is being asked questions about the crime.
His day job is demanding enough, striving to make his name as an obstetrician, and his home life with a second child on the way is exhausting. But Will usually finds the company of his colleague Sarah Fisher, a young widow and fellow-trainee, reviving. She is unrepentantly curious about all things: medicine, upcoming scientific advances like mesmerism, and details of this strange crime. So what is it about this killing that is beginning to turn Will into a man he doesn't recognise?
As the clues converge and all the evidence begins to point towards a dark connection between Will's past and Sarah's own investigations, both must use their full skills to prevent the most terrible crime of all . . .
Advance Praise
PRAISE FOR THE RAVEN AND FISHER MYSTERY SERIES
'Brilliantly conceived, fiendishly plotted'
Mick Herron
'The immersive world of Ambrose Parry just gets better and better'
Jess Kidd
‘Parry's Victorian Edinburgh comes vividly alive – and it's a world of pain’
VAL McDERMID
‘A rip-roaring tale of murder amid the medical experiments of 19th-century Edinburgh. The book brings both city and period to colourful life and is a joy to read’
IAN RANKIN, Guardian
‘Menacing, witty and ingeniously plotted, Ambrose Parry’s debut draws you into the dark heart of nineteenth-century Edinburgh and won’t let you go until the final page’
S.J. PARRIS
‘Gleeful, romping . . . The fog and stench of Edinburgh’s Old Town definitely jump off the page . . . The central relationship between loveable rogue Raven and proto-feminist Fisher is the beating heart of The Art of Dying. Both characters are drawn with real empathy and nuance, and their complicated feelings for each other drive the book as much as the smart storylines. A great piece of storytelling’
Big Issue
‘An astonishing debut. The dark and dangerous past is brought thrillingly to life. I can’t wait to read more of Raven and Sarah’
MARK BILLINGHAM
‘Utterly compelling, this tale of Old Edinburgh is so full of characters and startling incident that I never wanted it to end’
DENISE MINA
‘A thoroughly entertaining tale of murder and misadventure in 1840s Edinburgh’
Sunday Times
‘Full of twists and turns – a great read’
Evening Times
‘A dynamic new arrival . . . Ambrose Parry’s The Way of All Flesh is set in an 1840s Edinburgh where new science and old beliefs rub shoulders. Its twisty gothic plot is based on grisly real events’
NICCI FRENCH, Observer
‘The city of Burke and Hare has found a new classic murder. The Way of All Flesh is a darkly stylish mystery underpinned by hard facts and expert research. A hugely enjoyable debut’
LOUISE WELSH
‘A gripping Victorian thriller’
Sunday Express
‘Exceptional’
IRVINE WELSH
‘The Way of All Flesh is a treat. The historical setting is fascinating, and all of Brookmyre's wit and storytelling verve are evident in this tale of scalpels and secrets’ - The Times
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9781838855475 |
PRICE | £16.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 416 |
Available on NetGalley
Average rating from 160 members
Readers who liked this book also liked:
We Are Bookish
Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Interest