Bibliograph

Shadow of the raven, a Dr. Thomas Silkstone mystery, Tessa Harris

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Shadow of the raven, a Dr. Thomas Silkstone mystery, Tessa Harris

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Shadow of the raven

Oclc number

879583433

Responsibility statement

Tessa Harris

Series statement

A Dr. Thomas Silkstone mystery, 5

Sub title

a Dr. Thomas Silkstone mystery

Summary

In the notorious mental hospital known as Bedlam, Dr. Thomas Silkstone seeks out a patient with whom he is on intimate terms. But he is unprepared for the state in which he finds Lady Lydia Farrell. Shocked into action, Thomas vows to help free Lydia by appealing to the custodian of her affairs, Mr. Nicholas Lupton. But when Silkstone arrives at the Boughton Estate to speak to Lupton, he finds that another form of madness has taken over the village. Sweeping changes to the Boughton Estate threaten to leave many villagers, who are rightfully angry, destitute. After a single shot rings out and a man dies in the woods, it appears that the desperate villagers have turned to murder to avenge their cause. But for Thomas, a post-mortem on the victim raises more questions than answers. Although he manages to save an innocent man from the gallows, a second murder warns him of his potentially fatal situation. Soon he discovers a conspiracy far more sinister than anything he has ever faced

Target audience

adult

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