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    Doctor Death
    Doctor Death
    Doctor Death
    Audiobook8 hours

    Doctor Death

    Written by Lene Kaaberbol and Nicola Barber

    Narrated by Nicola Barber

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Boy in the Suitcase, a gripping historical thriller and poignant coming-of-age story set in the nineteenth-century France.

    Madeleine Karno is an ambitious young women eager to shatter the confines of her provincial French town. Driven and strong headed, Madeleine is set apart by her unusual occupation: assisting her father, Dr. Albert Karno, in his job as a forensic doctor.

    The year 1894, and a young girl is found dead on the snowy streets of Varbourg. Dr. Karno is called in to determine the cause of her death, but before he can examine the body, the girl's family forbids and autopsy for taking place. The only anomaly he manages to find is the form of a mite in her nostril. Shortly after, several other dead bodies are discovered throughout the city, and Madeleine and her father, and the city commissioner must use the new science of forensic evidence to solve the mysterious cases before they all become the next victims of a deadly disease-or of a heinous murderer.

    The Associated Press raved of Kaaberbol's The Boy in the Suitcase, "[The] uniquely Scandinavian sty [is] sure to draw comparisons with a certain blockbuster trilogy (this is better)." For all crime and historical fiction aficionados, Kaaberbol's latest is a book you can't afford to miss.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateFeb 17, 2015
    ISBN9781622316618
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    • 4/5
      This is a very dark, Gothic-like historical mystery book set in 1894 when it was inappropriate for women to me involved in early forensic science. Madeleine Karno's father is known as Doctor Death. When he becomes injured in an accident, he asks his daughter, Madeleine, to take over his cases. Madeleine wants to become a pathologist like her father and is bound and determined to follow her goal. When 17 year old Cecile Montaine's body is found in the snowy streets of Varbourg, France, it has bite marks, mites and bacterial disease. Another body, a priest, is found murdered. Madeleine is left to determine how these deaths are connected. She must seek knowledge in odd places: behind convent walls, in secret diaries, and in the yellow stare of an aging wolf. This is a gripping mystery and a coming-of-age story about the relationship between man and beasts (wolves). This was a very unique story and I enjoyed it very much. I now look forward to reading the 2nd book in the series. I would highly recommend this book to those who love historical mystery.
    • 4/5
      Excellent historical thriller, with a scientific twist and an almost paranormal plot. I'm not sure what I liked most -- that the characters are so appealing, that the scenes are so well set, or that the scientific inquiry sits so believably in its historical setting. Compelling and difficult to put down, without forgetting humanity and compassion.
    • 4/5
      Set in provincial France during the late 1800's, Doctor Death is the first book in a new historical mystery series from Lene Kaaberbøl, featuring Madeleine Karno."My father was reluctant to let me assist when he examined the dead. He said it could only hurt my reputation and my future – by which he meant my chances of marriage. For the most part, my father was a man of progress, absorbed by the newest ideas and the latest technology. But he was incomprehensibly old-fashioned on this particular point."The daughter of a widowed surgeon/coroner, Madeleine dreams of one day following in his footsteps but for now must be content with those rare times when her father allows her to assist him. Intelligent, rational and ambitious, Madeleine is an admirable character who chafes at the expectations of the era though rarely in an overt way. When her father is injured she seizes the opportunity to become more involved in his current case that begins with a dead girl, scarred with human bites, found on her snow covered doorstep.Solving the complex mystery involves a combination of common investigation techniques led by Madeleine's father's colleague, the Commisioner, and the fledgling science of forensics utilised by Madeleine and her father. It is a strange case that involves an unidentified parasite, a missing boy, a pack of wolves, a murdered priest and it becomes increasingly unsettling as Madeleine gets closer to unmasking a killer. There are red herrings and twists that keep the reader guessing as Kaaberbøl explores the conflicts of human and beast, science and faith."Illness is not necessarily a punishment from God.... Sometimes it just comes to us. If we are lucky, it is a trial from which we can learn. Other times, we must just accept that we humans do not understand everything."The tone is quite dark overall and there are elements of the story which readers may find disturbing. There is a touch of unconventional romance which will be interesting to see develop in further installments. The pace is good but the narrative does feel a little dry and formal at times, perhaps a consequence of the translation as much as a reflection of the period.I did enjoy Doctor Death, the mystery was intriguing and Madeleine is an interesting lead but I have to admit I wasn't as engaged as I hoped to have been. I do hope to continue with the series though to see how it develops.