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A Fever of the Blood

Frey & McGray, Book 2

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A Fever of the Blood

By: Oscar de Muriel
Narrated by: Andy Secombe
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of A Fever of the Blood by Oscar De Muriel, read by Andy Secombe.

New Year's Day, 1889. In Edinburgh's lunatic asylum, a patient escapes as a nurse lies dying. Leading the manhunt are legendary local detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray and Londoner-in-exile Inspector Ian Frey. Before the murder, the suspect was heard in whispered conversation with a fellow patient - a girl who had been mute for years. What made her suddenly break her silence? And why won't she talk again? Could the rumours about black magic be more than superstition?

McGray and Frey track a devious psychopath far beyond their jurisdiction, through the worst blizzard in living memory, into the shadow of Pendle Hill - home of the Lancashire witches - where unimaginable danger awaits....

A Fever of the Blood includes an exclusive interview with the author which is available only to audiobook listeners.

©2016 Oscar de Muriel (P)2016 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Historical Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Crime Magic Mystery Witchcraft Suspense

Critic Reviews

Praise for The Strings of Murder: "This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch." (Manda Scott)
"One of the best debuts so far this year - a brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written - The Strings of Murder is everything you need in a mystery thriller." ( Crime Review)
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There's a lot going on here: murder of course, witches, curses, an escaped lunatic on the run, spooky moorland, kidnapping, more murder and magic... or maybe not-magic? Or maybe... magic? Or not-magic.

It's all so much fun.

I can't get enough of this series and this one is just as good as the first. Despite the subject matter it's probably a little less gory than the first one, but that's not a bad thing. It's a fine murder mystery/gothic/folk-horror. There are some really nice twists and turns. As with the previous one, a lot of the enjoyment comes from the relationship between Frey, the pompous English skeptic and McGray, the maybe crazy (or maybe not-crazy?) but always entertaining Scottish believer.

Andy Secombe does a great job with the narration. As with the previous, to my ear the Scottish accents sound fine, I'm reading here that actual Scotties are not so convinced... as someone who has cringed through various terrible "Australian" accents in audiobooks I feel that pain. But the writing and narration were such a treat, the characterisation of both Frey and McGray was so spot on I can hardly think of anything I would change. I finished it in a few days and expect I will revisit it again and again. And that's not something I can say about most audiobooks.

Looking forward to the next two in the series, the only problem is... there are only 4! It's not enough!

So much enjoyment from this series

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I came actually this series looking for something to listen while waiting for the new book from Aaronovitch and I couldn’t be happier of this discovery. This is not an obvious mix of crime and supernatural like the Rivers series but the duo of McGrey and Frey is just brilliant, the story is clever, well balanced and every installment of this series leaves you with an extra little detail that makes you think there is a bigger secret brewing underneath all this , most likely linked to the McGrey family tragedy .
Absolutely recommended.
The narrator is super, accents are on spot!.

Completely hooked

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