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A Fever of the Blood

Frey & McGray, Book 2

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A Fever of the Blood

By: Oscar de Muriel
Narrated by: Andy Secombe
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of A Fever of the Blood by Oscar De Muriel, read by Andy Secombe.

New Year's Day, 1889. In Edinburgh's lunatic asylum, a patient escapes as a nurse lies dying. Leading the manhunt are legendary local detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray and Londoner-in-exile Inspector Ian Frey. Before the murder, the suspect was heard in whispered conversation with a fellow patient - a girl who had been mute for years. What made her suddenly break her silence? And why won't she talk again? Could the rumours about black magic be more than superstition?

McGray and Frey track a devious psychopath far beyond their jurisdiction, through the worst blizzard in living memory, into the shadow of Pendle Hill - home of the Lancashire witches - where unimaginable danger awaits....

A Fever of the Blood includes an exclusive interview with the author which is available only to audiobook listeners.

©2016 Oscar de Muriel (P)2016 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Historical Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Crime Magic Exciting Mystery Witchcraft Scary

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Critic reviews

Praise for The Strings of Murder: "This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch." (Manda Scott)
"One of the best debuts so far this year - a brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written - The Strings of Murder is everything you need in a mystery thriller." ( Crime Review)
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Love these stories, the dry wit and engaging characters will keep me coming back. Keep listening at the end as there's a lovely interview with the author, a really nice surprise

Excellent with a surprise bonus

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Enjoyable listen with great animation again. The main character Fray is not a nice person so that can be difficult at times but overall I enjoyed it as the story was engaging. It got more engaging as it went on

Good sequel

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This is another excellent book in the McGray/Frey series. What I like most is the relationship between these two, the way they play off each other's opposite characteristics, and the humour that comes out of this. Also, they are both sympathetically portrayed, and humour can quickly turn to poignancy.
Oh, and the story is very good too!

I would advise people to listen to the audiobook rather than reading it, because the narrator is brilliant and brings it all to life with his mastery of the characters and their different accents.

Another Excellent Story

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I’m sure there is a change of narrator for chapter 32? Entirely different voice and performance. Am I the only person who has noticed??? Or am I bewitched? Off to look for an onion under my bed...

Change of narrator in chapter 32?

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full of great characters and an excellently crafted novel plot. audio performance was excellent too

very entertaining

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