- Title:
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The Coroner's Daughter
- Written by:
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Andrew Hughes
- Read by:
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Jennifer Fitzgerald
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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9
- Duration:
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10 hours 56 minutes
- Published:
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April 01 2023
- Available Date:
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April 01 2023
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781038642738
- Genres:
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Fiction; Crime & Thriller; Detective; Historical; Historical Fiction; Mystery
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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When a young woman uncovers evidence that a recent suicide may have been murder, her investigations attract the attention of a dangerous man stalking the streets of 19th century Dublin.
Dublin, 1816. A young nursemaid conceals a pregnancy and then murders her newborn in the home of the Neshams, a prominent family in a radical Christian sect known as the Brethren. Rumours swirl about the identity of the child’s father, but before an inquest can be held, the maid is found dead after an apparent suicide. When Abigail Lawless, the 18-year-old daughter of the city coroner, by chance discovers a message from the maid’s seducer, she sets out to discover the truth.
An only child, Abigail has been raised amid the books and instruments of her father’s grim profession, and he in turn indulges her curious and critical mind. Now she must push against the restrictions society places on a girl her age to pursue an increasingly dangerous investigation. Abigail’s searches begin to uncover the well-guarded secrets of two factions – the Christian Brethren and a burgeoning rationalist community – drawing the attention of a sinister figure who emerges in fleeting glimpses and second-hand reports: the man with the lazy eye.
Determined, resourceful and intuitive, Abigail Lawless emerges as a young sleuth operating at the dawn of forensic science.
'A beautifully-crafted novel that is also gripping and powerful.'
William Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier
'Good old-fashioned storytelling that will keep readers turning the pages as the shadows begin to fall.’
Irish Times
'The plot is intriguing and the father-daughter relationship honest and delightful, but it is Abigail – one of the most attractive heroines in a long time – who carries the day.'
Elizabeth Buchan