Amongst the scholars, secrets and soporifics of Victorian Oxford, the truth can be a bitter pill to swallow…Jesus College, Oxford, 1881. An undergraduate is found dead at his lodgings and the medical examination reveals some shocking findings. When the young man’s guardian blames the college for his death and threatens a scandal, Basil Rice, a Jesus College fellow with a secret to hide, is forced to act and finds himself drawn into Sidney Parker’s sad life. The mystery soon attracts the attention of Rhiannon ‘Non’ Vaughan, a young Welsh polymath and one of the young women newly admitted to university lectures. But when neither the college principal nor the powerful ladies behind Oxford’s new female halls will allow her to become involved, Non’s fierce intelligence and determination to prove herself drive her on. Both misfits at the university, Non and Basil form an unlikely partnership, and it soon falls to them to investigate the mysterious circumstances of Parker’s death.
But between corporate malfeasance and snake-oil salesmen, they soon find the dreaming spires of Oxford are not quite what they seem… An intriguing first installment of The Oxford Mysteries series by master crime writer, Alis Hawkins.
| ISBN: | 9781804364543 |
| Publication date: | 14th September 2023 |
| Author: | Alis Hawkins |
| Publisher: | Canelo Crime an imprint of Canelo |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 379 pages |
| Series: | The Oxford Mysteries |
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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Amongst the scholars, secrets and soporifics of Victorian Oxford, the truth can be a bitter pill to swallow…Jesus College, Oxford, 1881. An undergraduate is found dead at his lodgings and the medical examination reveals some shocking findings. When the young man’s guardian blames the college for his death and threatens a scandal, Basil Rice, a Jesus College fellow with a secret to hide, is forced to act and finds himself drawn into Sidney Parker’s sad life. The mystery soon attracts the attention of Rhiannon ‘Non’ Vaughan, a young Welsh polymath and one of the young women newly admitted to university lectures. But when neither the college principal nor the powerful ladies behind Oxford’s new female halls will allow her to become involved, Non’s fierce intelligence and determination to prove herself drive her on. Both misfits at the university, Non and Basil form an unlikely partnership, and it soon falls to them to investigate the mysterious circumstances of Parker’s death.
But between corporate malfeasance and snake-oil salesmen, they soon find the dreaming spires of Oxford are not quite what they seem… An intriguing first installment of The Oxford Mysteries series by master crime writer, Alis Hawkins.
A Bitter Remedy features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Crime and Mystery, Historical Fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Alternative history fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Psychological thriller, Historical adventure fiction, Medical profession, Medical equipment and techniques, Fiction, Speculative fiction, Action Adventure, Medicine: general issues, Medicine and Nursing
A Bitter Remedy is available in Paperback, Hardback
A Bitter Remedy was written by Alis Hawkins and published by Canelo Crime an imprint of Canelo
A Bitter Remedy has 379 pages
Yes it is part of The Oxford Mysteries series
£8.99
