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The art of dying  Cover Image Book Book

The art of dying / Ambrose Parry.

Parry, Ambrose, (author.).

Summary:

Edinburgh, 1850. Despite being at the forefront of modern medicine, hordes of patients are dying all across the city, with doctors finding their remedies powerless. But it is not just the deaths that dismay the esteemed Dr James Simpson - a whispering campaign seeks to blame him for the death of a patient in suspicious circumstances. Simpson's protégé Will Raven and former housemaid Sarah Fisher are determined to clear their patron's name. But with Raven battling against the dark side of his own nature, and Sarah endeavouring to expand her own medical knowledge beyond what society deems acceptable for a woman, the pair struggle to understand the cause of the deaths. Will and Sarah must unite and plunge into Edinburgh's deadliest streets to clear Simpson's name. But soon they discover that the true cause of these deaths has evaded suspicion purely because it is so unthinkable.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781786896698
  • ISBN: 1786896699
  • Physical Description: 408 pages : map ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Edinburgh : Canongate, 2019

Content descriptions

General Note:
Map on endpapers.
Sequel to The Way of All Flesh.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Death > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Medical students > 19th century > Fiction.
Physicians > 19th century > Fiction.
Medical students > Fiction.
Physicians > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Scotland > Edinburgh > Fiction.
Scandals > Fiction.
Women household employees > Fiction.
Edinburgh (Scotland) > History > Fiction.
Edinburgh (Scotland) > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Medical fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Gibsons Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Gibsons Public Library FIC PARR (Text) 30886001093851 Adult Mystery Hardcover Volume hold Available -


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