{"product_id":"voices-of-the-dead-9781838855512","title":"Voices of the Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest installment of the gripping Raven and Fisher mystery series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly conceived, fiendishly plotted' Mick Herron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The immersive world of Ambrose Parry just gets better and better' Jess Kidd\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDINBURGH, 1853.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a city of science, discovery can be deadly . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaven 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the lines between science and spectacle dangerously blurred, the stage is set for a grand and deadly illusion . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmbrose Parry\u003c\/b\u003e is the penname for two authors - the internationally bestselling and multi-award-winning Chris Brookmyre and consultant anaesthetist of twenty years' experience, Dr Marisa Haetzman. Inspired by the gory details Haetzman uncovered during her History of Medicine degree, the couple teamed up to write a series of historical crime thrillers, featuring the darkest of Victorian Edinburgh's secrets. They are married and live in Scotland. \u003ci\u003eThe Way of All Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Dying \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Corruption of Blood \u003c\/i\u003ewere shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year. \u003ci\u003eA Corruption of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger in 2022.\u003cbr\u003e@ambroseparry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903687692562,"sku":"9781838855512","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f9ebb1e4-7504-4c83-9925-ee161dc8dc34.jpg?v=1746628040","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/voices-of-the-dead-9781838855512","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}