BOOK REVIEW: Beloved Poison by E. S. Thomson
Crime fiction is not really my forte but this book certainly changed my mind to read more in this genre. What pulled me most to the book was the starkly contrasting gold embossed letters and design against a pitch black background which made the book look royal in its own right. So let's take a look in the book shall we?
Ramshackle and crumbling, trapped in the past and resisting the future, St. Saviour's Infirmary awaits demolition. Within its stinking wards and cramped corridors, the doctors bicker and fight.
Ambition, jealousy and hatred seethe beneath the veneer of professional courtesy. Always an outsider, and with a secret of her own to hide, apothecary Jem Flockhart observes everything, but says nothing.
And then 6 tiny coffins are uncovered, inside each a handful of dried flowers and a bundle of mouldering rags. When Jem comes across these strange relics hidden inside the infirmary's old chapel, her quest to understand their meaning prises open a long-forgotten past - with fatal consequences.
With the plot of the story in 1800s London, in an ancient hospital, with supernatural nuances and a lady forced to be hidden as a man, what else can you even ask for to ignite a fiery interest to read this book?
This read will definitely keep you strapped in your seat during this MCO period and transport you back to the days of yore.
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