Breaker of Bones, David Penny
Breaker of Bones, David Penny
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Breaker of Bones

Author: David Penny

Narrator: Ian Russel

Unabridged: 10 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/06/2017


Synopsis

When mania creates a monster, only one man can stop the killing.1483, Cordoba, Andalusia. Surgeon Thomas Berrington makes a reluctant journey to Qurtuba at the request of his master. He expects only to operate on a Spanish prince and return home to Moorish al-Andalus. But fate has something else in store for him and his companion, the eunuch Jorge.A warped killer is taking young women to create twisted creatures from their bodies. When Thomas is tasked by Queen Isabel to hunt down the culprit he is propelled into an unfamiliar world of religious mania where it is impossible to tell who is friend and who foe. Meanwhile, Jorge is on a quest of his own—to track down the remnant of a family he abandoned twenty years before.When the Bonebreaker takes a new victim the pair are forced to undertake their most dangerous challenge yet. Thomas and Jorge race to expose the killer before yet another life is taken – this time someone close to them.

Reviews

Goodreads review by R.J. on April 16, 2015

I received a free copy of this book as an Advance Review Copy in return for an honest review. I’m cautious about the ARCs I accept; I took this one because I had read the same author’s The Red Hill which precedes it and is about the same main character – Thomas Berrington – and I was hopeful that th......more

Goodreads review by Richard on October 25, 2018

Great book Once again Thomas finds himself in a world of trouble. He plot is exciting and I had to make myself slow down so that I could delay the ending as long as possible. A wonderful story and I recommend it to everyone.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on September 27, 2020

A great story, reading until late into the night. Constant fast paced action: monks, murder, madness. Medical invention, intrigue and political manoeuvring- brilliant book!......more

Goodreads review by Glenda on August 01, 2017

This was better than the first of the series I read and I really loved the characters, the fleshing out of the characters and the involvement of Isabel and Fernando.......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on February 23, 2018

"Breaker of Bones" is a gripping medieval mystery that, at times, places its hero in extreme peril at the hands of a truly diabolical villain. I had to keep reading just to see who would survive this tempestuous tale. The story's protagonist is Thomas Berrington, an English surgeon who serves the Sul......more