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The Way of All Flesh

Raven, Fisher and Simpson, Book 1

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The Way of All Flesh

By: Ambrose Parry
Narrated by: Bryan Dick, Louise Brealey
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Edinburgh, 1847. City of Medicine, Money, Murder.

Young women are being discovered dead across the Old Town, all having suffered similarly gruesome ends. In the New Town, medical student Will Raven is about to start his apprenticeship with the brilliant and renowned Dr Simpson.

Simpson's patients range from the richest to the poorest of this divided city. His house is like no other, full of visiting luminaries and daring experiments in the new medical frontier of anaesthesia. It is here that Raven meets housemaid Sarah Fisher, who recognises trouble when she sees it and takes an immediate dislike to him. She has all of his intelligence but none of his privileges, in particular his medical education.

With each having their own motive to look deeper into these deaths, Raven and Sarah find themselves propelled headlong into the darkest shadows of Edinburgh's underworld, where they will have to overcome their differences if they are to make it out alive.

©2018 Ambrose Parry (P)2018 Canongate Books Ltd Crime Thrillers Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Thriller

Critic Reviews

"Parry's Victorian Edinburgh comes vividly alive - and it's a world of pain." (Val McDermid)
"Menacing, witty and ingeniously plotted, Ambrose Parry’s debut draws you into the dark heart of nineteenth-century Edinburgh and won’t let you go until the final page." (S.J. Parris)
"Utterly compelling, this tale of Old Edinburgh is so full of characters and startling incident that I never wanted it to end." (Denise Mina)
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Loved this book and great narrators... can't wait to listen to the next in the series!

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The perfect mix of drama, mystery and character development. And of course, my absolute favourite narrator, Louise Brealey!

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This is a great story which was brought to life by the two performers. I would recommend it to all lovers of mystery.

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