The Anatomy of Ghosts (Hardcover)

from aethercowboy

The Anatomy of Ghosts is not, I think, paranormal fiction. The ghosts, I think, are purely misunderstood natural occurrences. In a mystery set in the 18th century, a man name Holdsworth, down on his luck, but skilled with book appraisals is sent to Jerusalem College in Cambridge to (a) appraise s...

from Jax450

I was excited when I was notified I was going to receive an Early Reviewer copy of this novel; the premise sounded interesting and I love historical novels, especially mysteries. This book came close to meeting my expectations but it didn't quite go all the way. I actually liked the main characte...

from abandoned

Although it was a little slow going, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters were well developed, as was the environment of Cambridge in the 1800's. It had the flavor of both Dickens and Poe - exquisitely creepy. The mystery involved the deaths of two women. In this, the plotting was tight...

from Oregonreader

After reading Bleeding Heart Square, I dove into this book with great anticipation. I was not disappointed. The novel begins with a series of deaths in Cambridge and London in 1786. Struggling London bookseller, John Holdsworth, accepts a commission to find the true cause of student Frank Oldersh...

from bohemima

This is an historical mystery set in a Cambridge Universtiy college in 1986. The narrative conderns Mr. Holdsworth, a bookseller and printer who has fallen on hard times after the death of his son and the suicide of his wife. He accepts a commission from a noblewoman to catalogue her late husband...