The Blood Doctor
First edition (UK) | |
Author | Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell) |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Crime/Mystery novel |
Publisher |
Viking (UK) Crown (US) |
Publication date | 6 June 2002 |
Media type | Print/Audiobook |
Pages | 400 pp (Hardback) |
ISBN | 0-670-91274-3 |
OCLC | 59395413 |
Preceded by | Grasshopper |
Followed by | The Minotaur |
The Blood Doctor is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, written under the pseudonym Barbara Vine.
Plot summary
Lord Nanther embarks on a biography of his great-grandfather, the first Lord Nanther, physician extraordinary to Queen Victoria and an expert on blood diseases. What he uncovers begins to horrify him as he realizes that Nanther died a guilty man - carrying an horrific secret to the grave.
External links
- Review from The Guardian
- Review from The Observer
- Review from MysteryInk
- Interview with The Guardian from time of publication
- Reviewof the Audiobook version from The Guardian
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