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The Dead Shall Not Rest (2012)

by Tessa Harris(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0758266995 (ISBN13: 9780758266996)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Kensington

series

Dr. Thomas Silkstone

review 1: I don't usual consider my sensibilities delicate, but some scenes in this book were a bit much for me. Definitely not for weak stomachs. The picture painted of old anatomists and treatments were very interesting as were the early forensic techniques. I was not a huge fan of the way characters were portrayed as they seemed wholly good or evil which created a somewhat unrealistic dichotomy. All that said, this was an entertaining book with a good dash of mystery and history.
review 2: This is a Dr. Thomas Silkstone mystery set in late 1700s London. The book gives a good feel for the setting though I got the impression that London was chock full of grave robbers, highwaymen thieves, con artists, and cheats of all kinds. The story was okay - Dr. Silkstone needs to ... morefind the murderer of a famous castrato (a singer castrated as a youth to maintain his soprano voice) - but the "side stories" were a little too melodramatic for me. less

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