The Minutes of the Lazarus Club
by Tony Pollard
published by Penguin
published by Penguin
ISBN 978-0-718-15403-5
Paperback - The Secrets of the Lazarus Club
ISBN 978-0-141-03589-5
This is set in 1850s Victorian London, at the height of Isambard Brunel, Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale and graverobbing. It starts with dead and disembowelled bodies being dragged from the River Thames, Dr George Phillips starts as a suspect in the killings but later starts to investigate the deaths under his own steam. He is then inaugurated into the secret Lazarus Club and discovers a series of grim and creepy almost Frankensteinian events going on. The story culminates on board the largest ship of the time, created by Brunel.
This is a wonderfully evocative book written by Dr Tony Pollard who has worked as a forensic archaeologist with Police Forces in Britain - his background is obvious in this book, which contains some rather gory scenes!!
This is an excellent read, but not for the faint-hearted!!!!!
Paperback - The Secrets of the Lazarus Club
ISBN 978-0-141-03589-5
This is set in 1850s Victorian London, at the height of Isambard Brunel, Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale and graverobbing. It starts with dead and disembowelled bodies being dragged from the River Thames, Dr George Phillips starts as a suspect in the killings but later starts to investigate the deaths under his own steam. He is then inaugurated into the secret Lazarus Club and discovers a series of grim and creepy almost Frankensteinian events going on. The story culminates on board the largest ship of the time, created by Brunel.
This is a wonderfully evocative book written by Dr Tony Pollard who has worked as a forensic archaeologist with Police Forces in Britain - his background is obvious in this book, which contains some rather gory scenes!!
This is an excellent read, but not for the faint-hearted!!!!!
Oh, I'm excited! A new author, a new novel, gore, mayhem, Victoriana, all good. Thanks for the review. It'll go on the to-read list, the ever growing, oh so many books to read, list, but who can resist.
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