Thorndike Press Large Print Crime Scene: Devoured (Hardcover)

from Renz0808

Devoured by D.E. Meredith is a Victorian era mystery with a splash of early forensic science thrown in for good measure. When Lady Bessingham is found brutally murdered in her home surrounded by her obsession of fossils and tribal masks, the new rising star at Scotland Yard, Inspector Adams is ca...

from bookswoman

There is much to like about this historical mystery. There is the beginnings of the science of forensics, the study of botanicals, and the sedition that is Darwinism.And yet, Meredith tries to do too much, at least as far as I'm concerned. I seldom read jacket blurbs and read most books based on ...

from Renz0808

Devoured by D.E. Meredith is a Victorian era mystery with a splash of early forensic science thrown in for good measure. When Lady Bessingham is found brutally murdered in her home surrounded by her obsession of fossils and tribal masks, the new rising star at Scotland Yard, Inspector Adams is ca...

from cathyskye

First Line: The door creaked open as the maid stepped into the room. The year is 1856, and the London elite find themselves gripped by the craze of collecting specimens. Expeditions are being sent to far-off jungles to gather the known and the unknown. Combine this addiction with the new theories...