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The unquiet heart / Kaite Welsh.
In this sequel to the acclaimed The Wages of Sin--and once again set in moody fin de siecle Edinburgh--Sarah Gilchrist finds herself trying to prove her fiancée's innocence in the midst of his murder trial. Edinburgh, 1893. Sarah Gilchrist has no intention of marrying her dull fiancée ; Miles, the man her family hope will restore her reputation and put an end to her dreams of becoming a doctor, but when he is arrested for a murder she is sure he didn't commit, she finds herself his reluctant ally. Beneath the genteel facade of upper class Edinburgh lurks blackmail, adultery, poison, and madness, and Sarah must return to Edinburgh's slums, back alleys, and asylums as she discovers the dark past about a family where no one is what they seem, even Miles himself. It also brings her back into the orbit of her mercurial professor, Gregory Merchiston--he sees Sarah as his protege, but can he stave off his demons long enough to teach her the skills that will save her life?
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- ISBN: 9781681777498
- Physical Description: 281 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Crime, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
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| Subject: | Women medical students > Fiction. Fiancées > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Edinburgh (Scotland) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Mystery fiction. |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 March #2
*Starred Review* In this captivating sequel to the The Wages of Sin (2017), Sarah Gilchrist is still attending medical school in Victorian Edinburgh, but her studies are jeopardized by a forced engagement. Her marriage prospects were nearly ruined after her parents institutionalized her for refusing to act like nothing happened when she was sexually assaulted by one of London's most eligible bachelors. It seems there's a Scottish second son whose family business is being kept afloat by Sarah's aunt and uncle, and his family is willing to overlook Sarah's past. But before Sarah has time to wriggle out of the relationship, a maid in her fiancé's house is murdered. Then her fiancé's father dies under mysterious circumstances, and Sarah is afforded a front-row seat at the autopsies of both the maid and her would-be father-in-law. The procedures are performed by medical-school professor Gregory Merchiston, who just happens to be the perfect Victorian heroâbrooding, tortured, and the only man in the UK smart enough to see that Sarah's intellect is not something to be hidden away but, rather, something to be admired and loved. This excellent mix of historical mystery and romance should be recommended to fans of Deanna Raybourn's Lady Julia Grey's Victorian mysteries. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2018 December #2
In 19th-century Scotland, an aspiring doctor turns sleuth to save her fiance from a false charge of murder. Edinburgh, 1893. As if medical school isn't hard enough, dedicated student Sarah Gilchrist must face the daily misogyny of both fellow students and instructors. Sarah's also saddled with Miles Greene, a deadly dull fiance she's anxious to bid farewell. An interminable dinner with his family is interrupted by a bloodcurdling scream, then an announcement that the corpse of maid Clara Wilson, her head bashed in, has been found on the street just outside the house. The screams summon the police, who begin an investigation. To the family's dismay and Sarah's delight, her medical school professor, Dr. Gregory Merchiston, asks her to help with the autopsy. The arrival of Sarah's prickly, high-maintenance mother makes a tense situation even more awkward. When Miles' father, blustery Col. Greene, unexpectedly dies, Miles becomes the head of the family, a position for which he se ems clearly unequipped. The surprising news that the colonel was poisoned sends the entire household into an uproar. The surprise is redoubled when Miles is arrested for his father's murder. Even as she struggles to break off her engagement to him, Sarah ironically feels compelled to ferret out the killer and save his life. Welsh depicts Victorian Edinburgh and 19th-century medicine with impressive authority. If the mystery often takes a back seat to Sarah's personal storyâthere's even an unforeseen marriage proposalâthat mix should bind the target audience even closer to the determined heroine (The Wages of Sin, 2017). Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2018 December #2
Set in Edinburgh in 1893, Welsh's richly evocative second Sarah Gilchrist mystery (after 2017's
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly.The Wages of Sin ) finds headstrong Sarah, a first-year medical student, trying to balance family expectations and her own desire to become a doctor. Sarah's parents will pay her medical school fees on one condition: she must marry Miles Greene, the colorless second son of a respectable family who agrees to overlook Sarah's scandalous past (she was once sexually assaulted). Sarah may not want to marry Miles, but when he's arrested for his father's murder, she's unwilling to let him take the blame. In order to prove his innocence, she enlists the help of her volatile professor, Gregory Merchiston, to uncover the real killer. The mystery is secondary to Welsh's depiction of the plight of intelligent, ambitious women in 19th-century Britain, long before anyone dreamed of #MeToo, when a spotless reputation and a suitable marriage was the end all and be all for a woman, her own wishes and desires be damned. Sarah's plight is an infuriating one indeed, and readers will cheer her every step of the way.Agent: Laura Macdougall, Tibor Jones & Assoc. (U.K.). (Feb.)
