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Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips (2009, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGallery Press, T.H.E.

ISBN-101416527397

ISBN-139781416527398

eBay Product ID (ePID)63877293

Product Key Features

Book TitleDevlin Diary

Number of Pages448 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicGeneral, Historical, Mystery & Detective / General

GenreFiction

AuthorChristi Phillips

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight21.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-021769

Reviews"Intricate, intriguing,The Devlin Diaryis deliciously absorbing. Read it obsessively -- it's a story that will wrap you in laughter and tears."-- Perri O'Shaughnessy,New York Timesbestselling author, "This engrossing tale might have been a page turner for me except that I found myself lingering on every fascinating period detail Christi Phillips lavished on this first-class historical mystery."-- Anne Easter Smith, author ofThe King's Grace, "A thrilling reading experience. An excellent suggestion for the fans of literary historical thrillers."--Library Journal, "Lyrically written,The Devlin Diaryintroduces two of the most witty, gifted, and resourceful heroines you will find between the covers of one book."-- Stephanie Cowell, author ofMarrying Mozart, "Phillips's command of period detail and her sure touch with emotional relationships help make this a standout."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal813/.6

SynopsisFrom the acclaimed author ofThe Rossetti Lettercomes a dazzling novel of intrigue, passion, and royal secrets that shifts tantalizingly between Restoration-era London and present-day Cambridge.London, 1672. The past twelve years have brought momentous changes: the restoration of the monarchy, a devastating plague and fire. Yet the city remains a teeming, thriving metropolis, energized by the lusty decadence of Charles II's court and burgeoning scientific inquiry. Although women enjoy greater freedom, they are not allowed to practice medicine, a restriction that physician Hannah Devlin evades by treating patients that most other doctors shun: the city's poor.But Hannah has a special knowledge that Secretary of State Lord Arlington desperately needs. At the king's Machiavellian court, Hannah attracts the attention of two men, charming courtier Ralph Montagu and anatomist Dr. Edward Strathern, as well as the attention of the powerful College of Physicians, which views her work as criminal. When two influential courtiers are found brutally murdered, their bodies inscribed with arcane symbols, Hannah is drawn into a dangerous investigation by Dr. Strathern, who believes the murders conceal a far-reaching conspiracy that may include Hannah's late father and the king himself.Cambridge, 2008. Teaching history at Trinity College is Claire Donovan's dream come true -- until one of her colleagues is found dead on the banks of the River Cam. The only key to the professor's unsolved murder is a seventeenthcentury diary kept by his last research subject, Hannah Devlin, physician to the king's mistress. With help from the eclectic collections of Cambridge's renowned libraries, Claire and historian Andrew Kent follow the clues Devlin left behind, uncovering secrets of London's dark past and Cambridge's equally murky present, and discovering that events of three hundred years ago may still have consequences today....A suspenseful and richly satisfying tale brimming with sharply observed historical detail,The Devlin Diarybrings past and present to vivid life. With wit and grace, Christi Phillips holds readers spellbound with an extraordinary novel of secrets, obsession, and the haunting power of the past.

LC Classification NumberPS3616.H4545D48 2008