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Voices of the Dead

Raven, Fisher and Simpson, Book 4

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Voices of the Dead

By: Ambrose Parry
Narrated by: Bryan Dick, Cathleen McCarron
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Summary

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.

Dr Will Raven is wary of the shadowlands that lie between progress and quackery, but Sarah Fisher can’t afford to be so picky. Frustrated in her medical ambitions, she sees opportunity in a new therapeutic field not already closed off to women.

Raven has enough on his hands as it is. Body parts have been found at Surgeons Hall, and they’re not anatomy specimens. In a city still haunted by the crimes of Burke and Hare, he is tasked with heading off a scandal.

When further human remains are found, Raven is able to identify a prime suspect, and the hunt is on before he kills again. Unfortunately, the individual he seeks happens to be an accomplished actor, a man of a thousand faces and a renowned master of disguise.

With the lines between science and spectacle dangerously blurred, the stage is set for a grand and deadly illusion . . .

©2023 Ambrose Parry (P)2023 Canongate Books Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Fiction Crime Scary
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'Brilliantly conceived, fiendishly plotted' Mick Herron

'The immersive world of Ambrose Parry just gets better and better' Jess Kidd
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I love these books as much as I love visiting Edinburgh. This was my first as an audiobook and the narration was excellent, really captured the voices of the characters that I had when reading the other books.

Another cracker

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I honestly don’t remember when I last enjoyed a book this much. The writing is excellent, the performance is outstanding, the plot is fascinating, and I absolutely love the (rather amusing) historical notes at the end. This whole series is surprisingly good, and this book is the very best so far. Can’t wait to listen to the rest of them. Bravo to the author and the narrators!

Absolutely fantastic!

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I absolutely love these books and this one definitely does not disappoint. The narration is superb from both Bryan and Cathleen.

Excellent

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Liked the continuation of the story of Raven and Sarah and the complex plotting of the writing. I found the accents sometimes hard to understand. Overall a very good listen.

splendidly constructed story

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Just the right amount of poetic license to bring in medical, spiritual and cultural realities from the period through these excellent characters makes the Wil Raven/Sarah Fisher books absolutely captivating. Really enjoyed the narrators too.

Super chapter in the series

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