The Blood Doctor : A Novel (Paperback)

from startingover

This book was not what I was expecting. I associate Ruth Rendell's work under the Barbara Vine name with psychological thrillers, but this book is rather different. It's the story of Martin Nanther, an hereditary peer who is also working on a biography of his ancestor Henry Nanther, who was a doc...

from murraymint11

I enjoyed this book a lot, despite guessing the major plot mystery halfway through the book. The pace of the book was slow, but that was fine as it was also engrossing. The only part I didn't care for was the repetitive descriptions of life in the House of Lords which became boring. The family tr...

from startingover

This book was not what I was expecting. I associate Ruth Rendell's work under the Barbara Vine name with psychological thrillers, but this book is rather different. It's the story of Martin Nanther, an hereditary peer who is also working on a biography of his ancestor Henry Nanther, who was a doc...

from ct.bergeron

This rich, labyrinthine book by Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) concerns a "mystery in history," like her 1998 novel, The Chimney Sweeper's Boy. Martin Nanther-biographer and member of the House of Lords-discovers some blighted roots on his family tree while researching the life of his great-great-grandf...

from NewsieQ

(2002) The Blood Doctor Martin Nanther is a biographer. He has selected as his next subject his own great-great grandfather Henry, a physician who treated Queen Victoria's family and was honored for his work with the hereditary peerage that has given Martin his seat in the House of Lords. The boo...