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The Wages of Sin

By: Kaite Welsh
Narrated by: Emily Pennant-Rea
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An irresistible mystery set in 1890s Edinburgh, Kaite Welsh's The Wages of Sin features a female medical student turned detective and will thrill fans of Sarah Waters and Antonia Hodgson.

Sarah Gilchrist has fled from London to Edinburgh in disgrace and is determined to become a doctor, despite the misgivings of her family and society. As part of the University of Edinburgh's first intake of female medical students, Sarah comes up against resistance from lecturers, her male contemporaries, and - perhaps worst of all - her fellow women, who will do anything to avoid being associated with a fallen woman....

When one of Sarah's patients turns up in the university dissecting room as a battered corpse, Sarah finds herself drawn into Edinburgh's dangerous underworld of bribery, brothels and body snatchers - and a confrontation with her own past.

©2017 Kaite Welsh (P)2017 Headline Publishing Group Limited Historical Mystery Fiction Scotland Suspense
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While the story was predictable, I very much enjoyed. But the ending was somewhat disappointing.. in fact it felt like there was no real ending to this story.

Frustrating yet enjoyable

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