Instruments of Darkness A Novel
Instruments of Darkness by Imogen Robertson is a historical mystery novel published by Penguin Group on December 27, 2011. This reprint edition spans 384 pages and is presented in English. The story introduces Harriet Westerman, an unconventional mistress of a Sussex manor, who discovers a dead man on her property. She seeks the assistance of Gabriel Crowther, a reclusive anatomist, as they navigate a world filled with intrigue and danger to uncover the truth behind the murder.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a fast-paced narrative that blends elements of mystery and historical fiction. The novel features a unique pairing of amateur sleuths who traverse various settings, from the drawing rooms of the gentry to the shadowy streets of London. Instruments of Darkness explores themes of investigation and forensic science in the context of the eighteenth century, offering a captivating glimpse into the lives of its characters as they confront the secrets of Thornleigh Hall.
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The first novel in the Westerman and Crowther historical crime series that The New York Times Book Review called “CSI: Georgian England” and Tess Gerritsen called “chillingly memorable”
Debut novelist Imogen Robertson won the London Telegraph’s First Thousand Words of a Novel competition in 2007 with the opening of Instruments of Darkness. The finished work is a fast-paced historical mystery starring a pair of amateur eighteenth-century sleuths with razor-sharp minds. When Harriet Westerman, the unconventional mistress of a Sussex manor, finds a dead man on her grounds, she enlists reclusive anatomist Gabriel Crowther to help her find the murderer. Moving from drawing room to dissecting room, from dark London streets to the gentrified countryside, Instruments of Darkness is a gripping tale of the forbidding Thornleigh Hall and an unlikely forensic duo determined to uncover its deadly secrets.
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