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The Art of Dying
Series: A Raven and Fisher Mystery
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The next in the series of gripping historical crime novels from bestselling author Chris Brookmyre and consultant anaesthetist Dr Marisa Haetzman, set in nineteenth-century Edinburgh.
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Parry's Victorian Edinburgh comes vividly alive - and it's a world of pain - Val McDermid
A rip-roaring tale of murder - Ian Rankin
SHORTLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2020
Edinburgh, 1849. Hordes of patients are dying all across the city, with doctors finding their remedies powerless. And a whispering campaign seeks to paint Dr James Simpson, pioneer of medical chloroform, as a murderer.
Determined to clear Simpson's name, his protégé Will Raven and former housemaid Sarah Fisher must plunge into Edinburgh's deadliest streets and find out who or what is behind the deaths. Soon they discover that the cause of the deaths has evaded detection purely because it is so unthinkable.
Series: A Raven and Fisher Mystery
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The Art of Dying
Parry's Victorian Edinburgh comes vividly alive - and it's a world of pain - Val McDermid A rip-roaring tale of murder - Ian Rankin SHORTLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2020 Edinburgh, 1849. Hordes of patients are dying all across the city, with doctors finding their remedies powerless. And a whispering campaign seeks to paint Dr James Simpson, pioneer of medical...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Voices of the Dead
Brilliantly conceived, fiendishly plotted - Mick Herron The immersive world of Ambrose Parry just gets better and better - Jess Kidd Edinburgh, 1853. In a city of science, discovery can be deadly . . . In a time of unprecedented scientific innovation, the public's appetite for wonder has seen a resurgence of interest in mesmerism, spiritualism, and other unexplained phenomena....Hardback$4100Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Voices of the Dead
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 2024 EDINBURGH, 1853. In a city of science, discovery can be deadly . . . Body parts have been found at Surgeons' Hall, and they're not anatomy specimens. Dr Will Raven is able to identify a prime suspect, but the individual he seeks happens to be an accomplished actor, a man of a thousand...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Death of Shame
1854, Edinburgh. Respectable faces hide private sins. Apprentice Sarah Fisher is helping to fund Dr Will Raven's emerging medical practice in exchange for being secretly trained as a medic, should the rules barring women ever change. Sarah needs no instruction in the inequalities that beset her gender, but even she has her eyes opened to a darker reality when a...Hardback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
A Corruption of Blood
A Raven and Fisher Mystery: Book 3 Edinburgh, 1850. This city will bleed you dry. Sarah Fisher is keeping a safe distance from her old flame, Dr Will Raven. Having long worked at the side of Dr James Simpson, she has set her sights on learning to practise medicine herself — a notion everyone seems intent on dissuading her from....Paperback$3000Elsewhere:$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh is set in Edinburgh, 1847. Will Raven is a medical student, apprenticing for the brilliant and renowned Dr Simpson. Sarah Fisher is Simpson's housemaid and has all of Raven's intelligence but none of his privileges. As bodies begin to appear across the Old Town, Raven and Sarah find themselves propelled headlong into the darkest shadows...PaperbackSold Out
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iThe Art of Dying by Ambrose Parry receives praise for its masterful blend of medical discovery and crime-solving set in Victorian Edinburgh. The novel is commended for its complex, empathetic characters, particularly the dynamic between Raven and Fisher, and its vividly immersive historical setting. Reviewers highlight the gripping, twisty plot and note its compelling combination of crime fiction with historical detail, making it an engaging read.
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ISBN: 9781786896735
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 January 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Black Thorn
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 295g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Ambrose Parry is a pseudonym for a collaboration between Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman. The couple are married and live in Scotland. Chris Brookmyre is the international bestselling and multi-award-winning author of over twenty novels. Dr Marisa Haetzman is a consultant anaesthetist of twenty years' experience, whose research for her Master's degree in the History of Medicine uncovered the material upon which this series, which began with The Way of All Flesh, is based. The Way of All Flesh was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year and longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.
The Art of Dying is the second book in the series.
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Voices of the Dead
Brilliantly conceived, fiendishly plotted - Mick Herron The immersive world of Ambrose Parry just gets better and better - Jess Kidd Edinburgh, 1853. In a city of science, discovery can be deadly . . . In a time of unprecedented scientific innovation, the public's appetite for wonder has seen a resurgence of interest in mesmerism, spiritualism, and other unexplained phenomena....Hardback$4100Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 2024 EDINBURGH, 1853. In a city of science, discovery can be deadly . . . Body parts have been found at Surgeons' Hall, and they're not anatomy specimens. Dr Will Raven is able to identify a prime suspect, but the individual he seeks happens to be an accomplished actor, a man of a thousand...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Death of Shame
1854, Edinburgh. Respectable faces hide private sins. Apprentice Sarah Fisher is helping to fund Dr Will Raven's emerging medical practice in exchange for being secretly trained as a medic, should the rules barring women ever change. Sarah needs no instruction in the inequalities that beset her gender, but even she has her eyes opened to a darker reality when a...Hardback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
A Corruption of Blood
A Raven and Fisher Mystery: Book 3 Edinburgh, 1850. This city will bleed you dry. Sarah Fisher is keeping a safe distance from her old flame, Dr Will Raven. Having long worked at the side of Dr James Simpson, she has set her sights on learning to practise medicine herself — a notion everyone seems intent on dissuading her from....Paperback$3000Elsewhere:$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh is set in Edinburgh, 1847. Will Raven is a medical student, apprenticing for the brilliant and renowned Dr Simpson. Sarah Fisher is Simpson's housemaid and has all of Raven's intelligence but none of his privileges. As bodies begin to appear across the Old Town, Raven and Sarah find themselves propelled headlong into the darkest shadows...PaperbackSold Out
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