![]() Death of an Alchemist moves along quite quickly at its plotting, and wastes no time setting the scene. The second tale in Lawrence's series about the impoverished but talented chemiste and amateur sleuth Bianca Goddard, this mystery is an involving and often surprising read. Murders-and Bianca's quest becomes a matter of life and death, not only As she ventures into a world of treachery andĭeceit, Stannum's death proves to be only the first in a series of But first she must solve theĪlchemist's murder. Ill with the sweating sickness, she dares to hope Stannum's journalĬould contain the secret to his recovery. Instead he is strangled in his bed and his journal isĪs the daughter of an alchemist herself, Bianca is wellĪcquainted with the mystical healing arts. Intends to send his alchemy journal to a colleague in Cairo forĬonfirmation. Having tested his remedy successfully on an animal, Stannum Sick and suffering in London's slums, where disease can take a life asĭevoted himself to developing the Elixir of Life, the reputed serum of ![]() ![]() Source: Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours for reviewĬentury, Henry VIII sits on the throne, and Bianca Goddard tends to the ![]()
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