The Way of All Flesh
Ratings11
Average rating4
15
Ratings11
Average rating4
"Young women are being discovered dead across the Old Town, all having suffered similarly gruesome ends. In the New Town, medical student Will Raven is about to start his apprenticeship with the brilliant and renowned Dr Simpson. Simpson's patients range from the richest to the poorest of this divided city. His house is like no other, full of visiting luminaries and daring experiments in the new medical frontier of anaesthesia. It is here that Raven meets housemaid Sarah Fisher, who recognises trouble when she sees it and takes an immediate dislike to him. She has all of his intelligence but none of his privileges, in particular his medical education. With each having their own motive to look deeper into these deaths, Raven and Sarah find themselves propelled headlong into the darkest shadows of Edinburgh's underworld, where they will have to overcome their differences if they are to make it out alive."--Amazon.com
Featured Series
4 primary books5 released booksRaven, Fisher, and Simpson is a 5-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Ambrose Parry.
Reviews with the most likes.
This was a re-read in preparation for the next installment so I was less involved in the ‘whodunnit' being, as they say, in the know. Instead I enjoyed just losing myself in this portrayal of Victorian Edinburgh. For all the all the death and darkness the city is vividly alive.
The true historical details were initially discovered during Dr Haetzman's studies for her masters in the history of medicine. These incidents and characters are seamlessly integrated into the fiction, giving it credence.
Most fascinating, for me, was the way females were depicted. Strong and inspiring, flourishing despite the obstacles of the era. I look forward to seeing what Sarah accomplishes next.
Overall, a great historical novel, an intriguing mystery with the dark humour to be expected of Brookmyre.
Finally, it is a beautiful book with its ex libris stamp and illustrated drop caps it is a pleasure to look at as well as read.
The tagline on the cover reads : Edinburgh. 1847. City of Medicine. Money. Murder. That's all the information I need to know I'll enjoy this book.
Women have been murdered.
An unlikely duo join together to solve the crimes.
The back alleys of Edinburgh are alive with menace.
New medical discoveries are being made and embraced by young doctors and ignored by the old guard.
This is the first in a series by Ambrose Parry (Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman). The time and place are so well evoked, I look forward to the next one.
