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  • Edinburgh Dusk

  • Ian Hamilton Mysteries, Book 2
  • By: Carole Lawrence
  • Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
  • Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (666 ratings)

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Edinburgh Dusk

By: Carole Lawrence
Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
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Publisher's summary

The prize-winning author of Edinburgh Twilight returns to the darkening shadows of nineteenth-century Scotland to track a killer on a profane mission of revenge.

A wicked Scottish winter has just begun when pioneering female physician Sophia Jex-Blake calls on Detective Inspector Ian Hamilton to investigate the suspicious death of one of her patients - a railroad lineman who she believes succumbed to the horrific effects of arsenic poisoning. The most provocative aspect of the case doesn’t escape Hamilton: the married victim’s numerous sexual transgressions.

Now, for the first time since the unexplained fire that killed his parents, Hamilton enters the Royal Infirmary to gain the insights of brilliant medical student Arthur Conan Doyle. Then a second poisoning occurs - this time, a prominent banker who died in the bed of a prostitute. It appears that someone is making Edinburgh’s more promiscuous citizens pay for their sins.

As the body count rises and public panic takes hold, Hamilton and Doyle delve into the seedy underbelly of the city, where nothing is as it seems, no one is immune to murder, and even trusted friends can be enemies in disguise.

©2018 Carole Lawrence (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Enjoyable series

I look forward to the next book in this series. Would make a good TV show.

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I liked the accents of the characters.

I liked the book and all the characters and how life like they were as the story was read to me by Audible.

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Changed narrators

I did not Like that they change the narrator from the 1st book. The new narrator read the characters completely different. The story was good but I had a very difficult time with the change. As Already Had an outlook on the characters Which changed with the new narrator. it's a good book but you can't do a series and flame the voices each book

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lots of fun...

This was an enjoyable me. In addition to they strong character of detected in Hamilton it adds in some good historical characters of the day. I enjoyed It

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I am not a fan of crime novels but I am a definite fan of this series!

Everything about this audible is wonderful. From the suspenseful and introspective writing to the narrator who does Scottish accents justice. This book is pleasure to immerse yourself in from the very first word uttered until the last. I can’t wait for the next book! Ms. Lawrence please gie oan wi' it.

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Spicy Victorian mistory

Enjoyed the story, however the narrator was better on Edinburgh Twilight, more emotional with proper accents. Story plot could have been more condensed, with less emphasis on tertiary characters. But I choose this book because it is a Victorian mystery and unique with a female serial killer.

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Great Series!

I love this series! Ian Hamilton is flawed but lovable and relatable. The introduction of new characters is proving to enrichen the landscape of the Hamilton clan.
This particular book deserves a warning for childhood assault survivors. There are a few graphic, childhood assault scenes which could be triggering. Fortunately these scenes are short and easily skipped.

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Another good book in the series.

I loved this book but was a bit disappointed that it was not the same Narrator. Simon Mattacks did a fine job but I was use to the voices being different. Also his female voices were not very different from each other. This story was hard because of how graphic it was with the abuse the young girl went through. I cannot wait for book 3.

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Graphic Sexual Abuse in a Stellar Reading by Simon Mattacks

Carole Lawrence’s Edinburgh Dusk deals with fictional but realistic accounts of sexual bullying and abuse. For readers who do not find graphic and detailed descriptions of such practices manageable in their fiction, please be warned. The descriptions of Edinburgh in the late nineteenth century and the use of historical figures for fiction may be fascinating and engaging, for readers who enjoy gothica. Animal lovers may feel conflicted. It’s a challenging listen for the above reasons. Applause and a standing ovation for Simon Mattacks’s superb performance of this book.

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well done

This is the first book from this author and narrator to which I've experienced and I am glad I did. It was well written and performed. Warning: There are a few descriptions which are necessary for the cohesiveness of the story but which may be troubling for some.

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