The Lazarus Curse
A Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mystery
The Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries: Book #4
- By: Tessa Harris
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hours 37 minutes
Description
London, 1782. The sole survivor of an ill-fated expeditionto Jamaica has gone missing upon his return home. Dr. Thomas Silkstone had beenentrusted to catalog all the New World specimens and therefore feels compelledto investigate the disappearance. Meanwhile, a rumor circulates that a potion withthe power to raise the dead is afoot, and the formula is thought to be in themissing botanist’s journal.
As he investigates, the good doctor is drawn into a world oftrafficking in corpses for profit. When a headless corpse is discovered,Silkstone uncovers the sinister motives of those who would stop at nothing topossess the Lazarus potion.
Inspired by true-life physician Dr. William Shippen Jr.,this delightful series has been hailed as “CSImeets The Age of Reason” (KarenHarper, New York Times bestsellingauthor).
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The Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries Series
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Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Abridged: No
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The Lazarus Curse
By: Tessa Harris
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 9 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
London, 1782. The sole survivor of an ill-fated expeditionto Jamaica has gone missing upon his return home. Dr. Thomas Silkstone had beenentrusted to catalog all the New World specimens and therefore feels compelledto investigate the disappearance. Meanwhile, a rumor circulates that a potion withthe power to raise the dead is afoot, and the... Read more »
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Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
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