The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris covers the life of Joseph Lister and the evolution of forensic sciences in Victorian times. Fitzharris Lindsey Fitzharris received her Ph.D in the history of science and medicine from Oxford University. Her blog is called the Chirurgeon’s Apprentice and it is worth exploring. Joseph Lister Joseph Lister (April 5, […]
Book Reviews
Casanova and the Faceless Woman by Olivier Barde-Cabuçon
Olivier Barde-Cabuçon wrote the book Casanova and the Faceless Woman, a case for the Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths in French. It was expertly translated from French to English by Louise Lalaurie Rogers. Translations I usually shy away from translated works. One of my favorite German books is Das Parfum by Patrick Süskind. Years […]
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Cold Country by Russell Rowland
Cold Country by Russell Rowland may start slow but don’t let that fool you. It will suddenly accelerate and the puzzle pieces will hit you like a sledgehammer. We are in the year 1968 in a very small town called Paradise Valley, Montana. It reminded me of Walnut Grove from the Little House on the […]
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Munich by Robert Harris
It is only fitting that a book review in September should feature World War Two. The book Munich by Robert Harris is an excellent choice. September dates On September 1, 1938 the Munich Agreement was signed by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy. It agreed to let Germany annex Sudetenland in western Czechoslovakia under the […]
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Justice for Joan by Martin Knight
The murder of Joan Mary Woodhouse (July 17, 1921 – July 31, 1948) is also known as the Arundel Murder as her body was found on the grounds of Arundel Castle, Sussex, UK. There is plenty online about the case however some details are not. That’s where the book by Martin Knight comes in. Joan […]
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Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye
Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye takes us back to London and the world of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Holmes and Watson We meet our friends Holmes and Watson during the time that Jack the Ripper terrorized London. We can therefore expect to meet these five victims in the book: Mary Ann Nichols, […]
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The Conviction of Cora Burns by Carolyn Kirby
Carolyn Kirby has a knack for describing in painful detail how hard life was in Victorian London. The atmosphere, violence, and darkness grip you from page one. She details meticulously how poor people were, the humiliations they suffered, and how few privileged men could really call themselves gentlemen. The story takes place in 1885. It […]
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Mary Emsley and Marion Gilchrist
After I finished reading Mrs. Sherlock Holmes, I picked up Caleb Carr’s The Italian Secretary. It is a Holmes & Watson story but told by Carr and he did it very well. All the familiar characters are in there and the story is worth a read. It set off my Sir Arthur Conan Doyle reading […]
