Ambrose Parry
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Voices of the Dead
Reviewed on 5th August 2023
The fourth Raven and Fisher novel sees the pair dragged in to investigate another crime while they continue with their day jobs treating patients in 19th Century Edinburgh.
The Spendthrift and the Swallow
Reviewed on 16th July 2023
A short story I somehow didn’t discover when it was published, this seems to fit somewhere maybe between the third and fourth books in the series.
A Corruption of Blood
Reviewed on 1st May 2022
The third Ambrose Parry novel continues in the same style as the first two. We follow our characters though their mildly soap opera nineteenth century doctor lives, while they also investigate a murder or two.
The Art of Dying
Reviewed on 14th February 2021
The second book about Sarah Fisher and Will Raven, medical professionals of mid-nineteenth century Edinburgh, joins Will as he returns from a year away in Europe to take his place as a qualified doctor.
The Way of All Flesh
Reviewed on 13th September 2020
I was a bit trepidatious picking up this book. I’m late to the party - having only recently wondered why Chris Brookmyre’s output appeared to have slowed, only to discover from searching online that it’s because he’s been collaborating under the Ambrose Parry name. So having enjoyed his previous works, I was nervous about entering this new world and about whether I would like what I found.