The Indigo Ghosts

Name: The Indigo Ghosts
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Alys Clare
ISBN: 9781839635021

Author: Alys Clare

Series: Gabriel Taverner #3

Narrator: John Telfer

Unabridged: 9 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oakhill Publishing

Published: 08/01/2020

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

October, 1604. Former ship's surgeon turned country physician Gabriel Taverner is surprised to receive an urgent summons from his old naval captain. Now docked in Plymouth harbour, having recently returned from the Caribbean, Captain Colt believes his ship is haunted by an evil spirit, and has asked Gabriel to investigate. Dismissive of the crew's wild talk of mysterious blue-skinned ghosts, Gabriel is convinced there must be a rational explanation behind the mass hallucinations. But matters take a disturbing turn when he and the captain discover a body hidden behind one of the bulkheads. Calling on the help of his old friend, Coroner Theophilus Davey, piece by piece Gabriel uncovers a terrifying tale of treachery, dark magic and unimaginable cruelty.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emma on February 27, 2020

This was the best in the series so far, in my opinion. As the series develops, the reader gains the benefit of knowing the main characters more deeply and watching their relationships change and deepen. The mystery centred around the slave trade and the Spanish Inquisition, voodoo and stowaways. Man......more

Goodreads review by Judy on April 20, 2020

Thank you to NetGalley and Severn House Publishing for an e-galley of this novel. The setting is 1604, the small villages around Plymouth, England. Gabriel Taverner is summoned to the sailing ship Falco by the captain to help figure out what has made their last passage a complete nightmare. Surely ev......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 01, 2021

This was the first book I read by this author and I must say I did enjoy it. While there was no real suspense the story certainly was mysterious enough to keep me turning the pages. And now I want to read the two previous books about Gabriel Taverner to see his other adventures and what sort of crim......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on September 22, 2020

This is just the second book from the Taverner series that I have read and I do wish there were more. I guess I can track back to the first and try to check that one out, but there is a great cast of characters and good action in these historical "mystery" books. In this episode our good doctor is r......more