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Publisher: Canongate Books; Main edition
Publication Date: 15th June 2023
Genre: Historical Thriller
Summary:
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 . . .
Review:
Firstly thank you to Random Things Book Tours, Ambrose Parry and Canongate Books for having me on this tour and for sending me a copy of the book to review.
This book caught my attention from the moment I read the blurb, I was intrigued and I've found myself drawn to thrillers of late and a historical one was a nice change of pace. And I have to say I was hooked after one single chapter. Everything about this book just kept me reading from the brilliant writing style to the beautifully well-crafted characters, I just couldn't bare to put the book down. To begin with I found Will Raven to be the more interesting character but then part way through I got drawn into Sarah's journey into expanding her knowledge and trying to find a way into the medical field, which is brilliantly written because let's face it at that time women being in the medical profession was literally laughed away by most people. The descriptions of the places in and around Edinburgh were spot on, it was so vivid that I could easily picture every place that they visited within the book.
I genuinely loved reading this book, every time I thought I knew where it was heading and thought id figured it out a left-hand turn came out of nowhere and I was completely on the back foot and what I thought I knew went flying in the air. I loved it, I love it when I thriller keeps me guessing.
This is the first Raven and Fisher book I've read, but I now I know there are four more... well let's just say my Amazon basket is a little bit full and I'm eagerly awaiting book five in Hardback to go with my beautiful copy of Voices of the Dead.
If you love historical fiction and you're a fan of a thriller, you should definitely check this series out.
Firstly thank you to Random Things Book Tours, Ambrose Parry and Canongate Books for having me on this tour and for sending me a copy of the book to review.
This book caught my attention from the moment I read the blurb, I was intrigued and I've found myself drawn to thrillers of late and a historical one was a nice change of pace. And I have to say I was hooked after one single chapter. Everything about this book just kept me reading from the brilliant writing style to the beautifully well-crafted characters, I just couldn't bare to put the book down. To begin with I found Will Raven to be the more interesting character but then part way through I got drawn into Sarah's journey into expanding her knowledge and trying to find a way into the medical field, which is brilliantly written because let's face it at that time women being in the medical profession was literally laughed away by most people. The descriptions of the places in and around Edinburgh were spot on, it was so vivid that I could easily picture every place that they visited within the book.
I genuinely loved reading this book, every time I thought I knew where it was heading and thought id figured it out a left-hand turn came out of nowhere and I was completely on the back foot and what I thought I knew went flying in the air. I loved it, I love it when I thriller keeps me guessing.
This is the first Raven and Fisher book I've read, but I now I know there are four more... well let's just say my Amazon basket is a little bit full and I'm eagerly awaiting book five in Hardback to go with my beautiful copy of Voices of the Dead.
If you love historical fiction and you're a fan of a thriller, you should definitely check this series out.
Krystina xx
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