The Lazarus Curse, Tessa Harris
The Lazarus Curse, Tessa Harris
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The Lazarus Curse
A Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mystery

Author: Tessa Harris

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/29/2014

Synopsis

London, 1782. The sole survivor of an ill-fated expedition to Jamaica has gone missing upon his return home. Dr. Thomas Silkstone had been entrusted to catalog all the New World specimens and therefore feels compelled to investigate the disappearance. Meanwhile, a rumor circulates that a potion with the power to raise the dead is afoot, and the formula is thought to be in the missing botanist's journal.As he investigates, the good doctor is drawn into a world of trafficking in corpses for profit. When a headless corpse is discovered, Silkstone uncovers the sinister motives of those who would stop at nothing to possess the Lazarus potion.Inspired by true-life physician Dr. William Shippen Jr., this delightful series has been hailed as "CSI meets The Age of Reason" (Karen Harper, New York Times bestselling author).

About Tessa Harris

Tessa Harris, an English author with a history degree from Oxford University, spent years working for women’s magazines. She is regularly heard on local BBC radio and over the years has interviewed such people as Margaret Thatcher, Jeffrey Archer, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Hampshire, Alan Titchmarsh, Jackie Stewart, Boris Johnson, and Uri Geller.

About Simon Vance

Simon Vance is the critically acclaimed narrator of approximately 400 audiobooks, winner of 27 AudioFile Earphones Awards, and a 12-time Audie Award-winner. He won an Audie in 2006 in the category of Science Fiction and was named the 2011 Best Voice in Biography and History and in 2010 Best Voice in Fiction by AudioFile magazine.   Vance has been a narrator for the past 25 years, and also worked for many years as a BBC Radio presenter and newsreader in London.  Some of his best-selling and most praised audiobook performances include Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies (an Audie award-winner), Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander series (all 21 titles), the new productions of Frank Herbert’s original Dune series, and Rob Gifford’s China Road (an AudioFile 2007 Book of the Year). Vance lives near San Francisco with his wife and two sons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on August 22, 2019

My first encounter with this series and, for reasons I'll explain, my last. It's 1783 and the Royal Society's latest expedition to the Caribbean (think "Voyage of the Beagle" but a few decades earlier and with a more limited scope) is returning with countless plant and animal specimens but not, alas,......more

Goodreads review by K.S. on July 21, 2016

Dr Silkstone is caught up in a fellow academic's murder, and the murky world of slave freedom in London. I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. First of all, I would like to state that I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS PART OF A SERIES. When I requested this from Netgalley, nowhe......more

Goodreads review by Martina on August 03, 2018

Molto interessante la parte storica sulla schiavitù e il movimento abolizionista in Gran Bretagna. La figura di Thomas Silkstone e i suoi metodi d'indagine diventano sempre più interessanti. Ora però sono ansiosa di sapere cosa succederà a Lydia!!! Serie da leggere preferibilmente in ordine cronologi......more

Goodreads review by Ladyhawk on March 01, 2024

Although I didn't care for the topic of this story, the delivery was impressive. I enjoy 18th century forensics. The side story with Thomas and Lydia is full of angst, almost sending me over the edge.......more

Goodreads review by Carol on September 22, 2014

I could break The Lazarus Curse down into three parts: the mystery- what happened to Matthew Bartlett, the botanist/artist who disappeared upon returning from Jamaica; the background research and storyline on the plight of slaves who were brought to England by their masters; and what's going on with......more

Quotes

“Impossible to put down. Harris uses telling details to make readers feel part of the time. With each book, the mysteries have become stronger, and the subject of slavery in England lends a heartbreaking note to this novel. Silkstone is an admirable character and he captures readers’ emotional interest.” RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!)

“Conflicting attitudes toward slavery in Georgian England propel Harris’ stellar fourth historical starring American anatomist Thomas Silkstone…Harris’ prose and characterizations have only become more assured.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“An American physician in post–Revolutionary War England takes on a potent drug, a baffling murder and a determined rival…Harris successfully balances history, homicide, science, sorcery, and social justice in her idealistic hero’s fourth case.” Kirkus Reviews

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