Anatomy of Murder

London, 1781 Harriet Westerman anxiously awaits news of her husband, a ship s captain who has been gravely injured in the king s naval battles with France As London s streets seethe with rumor, a body is dragged from the murky waters of the Thames. Having gained a measure of fame as amateur detectives for unraveling the mysteries of Thornleigh Hall, the indomitable Mrs. Read Anatomy of Murder – kino-fada.fr This was quite good I loved the historical details, and the mystery was very interesting, with some distinct elements I haven t encountered in another mystery book thus far Mrs Westerman and Mr Crowther are a good combination ...The Book Report Mrs Harriet Westerman, Royal Navy wife, and Mr Gabriel Crowther, anatomist and aristocrat manqu albeit with a very good reason to have missed the mark , are back in these two volumes, succeeding INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS Mrs Westerman is, in Anatomy, in London because her husband has suffered a grievous injury in the process of taking a very rich prize ship an eighteenth century Royal Navy captain made his own and his crew s fortune by capturing enemy ships, not sinking The Book Report Mrs Harrie...A very deep,dark,rich mystery with lots of threads that come together for a heart pounding conclusion I loved it One of the best historical mysteries I have read in quite some time.Robertson manages to give all of her characters, even the secondary ones, depth and personality I was especially fond of Mrs Bligh, ...Not as good as her first in the series almost too many details and characters to follow That said, it s an intricate mystery peopled by many interesting characters some whom we came to know via her last in the series Instruments of Darkness and some new I thin...First Sentence Captain Westerman was in his cabin reading the letter from his wife for the fourth time when he heard the officer of the morning watch ring Six Bells.Mrs Harriet Westerman and her friend, Gabriel Crowther, are once again embroiled in solving a murder However, the stakes are even higher as they deal with treason against England during the Revolutionary War In a much less elegant part of London, Tarot card reader sees the impending murder of one of her clients Although she First Sentence Captain Westerman was in his cabin reading the letter from his wife for the fourth time when he heard the officer of the morning watch ring Six Bells.Mrs Harriet Westerman and her friend, Gabriel Crowther, are once again embroiled in solving a murder However, the stakes are even higher as they deal with treason against England during the Revolutionary War In a much less elegant part of London, Tarot card reader sees the impending murder of one of her clients Although she fails in preventing the murder, she is determined to bring the woman s killers to justice.Beginning with an exciting and dramatic scene, this is one of those can t stop until I finish it books Ms Robertston s writing is atmospheric and insightful with a strong sense of time and place, subtle, wry humor, a marvelous voice and style which evoke the period and the emotions of the characters I found it fasci...Entertaining historical novel reads a little like Jane Austen at times This second novel of Robertson s refers often back to the first, so I wish I d read that one first Set in 1781, The lead character, Harriet Westerman, is the wife of a British Navy Captain She and an older male who is something of a pioneering medical examiner, Gabriel Crowther, had met in the country when solving the previous year s crime They re in London now, where Captain Westerman is being treated for an injury Entertaining historical novel reads a little like Jane Austen at times This second novel of Robertson s refers often back to the first, so I wish I d read that one first Set in 1781...Liked the first, and the second isof the same The murder mystery mysteries, really runs a dim second to the depiction of 18th century London from almost every conceivable angle There are really two mysteries that run parallel, and I think Ms Robertson was a bitinterested in Jocasta, Sam and Boyo than her putative leads, Crowder and We...I am loving this series I can t wait for the third bookAfter being thrown into the world of Crowther and Mrs Westermann I couldn t possibly fathom what mystery could happen next Imagine my surprise when a body in the river leads to a pathway of government secrets, spies, and tragedy It was interesting to be led through the world of the stage, as the dynamic duo sought out their killer I learned to love new characters, and grow fonder of those we ve been introduced to which is something I appreciate about Robertson s books Characters from the After being thrown into the world of Crowther and Mrs Westermann I couldn t possibly fathom what mystery could happen next Imagine my surprise when a body in the river leads to a pathway of government secrets, spies, and tragedy It was interesting to be led through the world of the stage, as the dynamic duo sought out their killer I learned to love new characters, and grow fonder of those we ve been introduced to which is something I appreciate about Robertson s books Characters from the previous book are not only seen in the second, but participate in events, and are a daily and active part of Crowther and Westermann s chaotic lives I ve also developed an appreciation of Robertson s style of swapping P.O.V.s between chapters, it helps give the reader a full view of the happenings going on even behind the scenes when night falls, and the criminals come out...LURVE I had this book for awhile before I dared to read it, because I liked the first in the series so VERY much and was afraid the sopho curse would strike this one Not so Another twisty, suspenseful, intriguing mystery written much in the same vein as the first, with multiple seemingly unrelated plot threads that all weave together at the end I seem to be reading a lot of titles like that lately My only gripe with this was that the field of possible suspects was so broad that we LURVE I had this book for awhile before I dared to read it, because I liked the first in the series so VERY much and was afraid the sopho curse would strike this one Not so Another twisty, suspenseful, intriguing mystery written much in the same vein as the first, with multiple seemingly unrelated plot threads that all weave together at the end I seem to be reading a lot of titles like that lately My only gripe with this was that the field of possible suspects was so broad that we really didn t get to focus for long on any one of them, which slightly dulled the satisfaction of seeing the ba...

• English
• 05 May 2019
Imogen Robertson
• Hardcover
• 400 pages
• 0670023175
• Imogen Robertson
• Anatomy of Murder