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trusselltales 's review for:
The Wages of Sin
by Kaite Welsh
For sheer escapism I find it hard to beat an atmospheric historical crime novel. The Wages of Sin is a gripping and involving read and I was very resentful of the world for interfering with my reading time!
The only reason I noticed this book originally was when it was returned to the library where I work, and I wondered if the author's first name, Kaite, was a data entry error on the catalogue as I read the screen. I picked up the book, read the blurb and realised it was right up my street and I had to borrow it.
Sarah Gilchrist is rejected from polite society, banished to Edinburgh to well meaning but puritanical relatives after an event that, to modern eyes, makes her a victim, not a transgressor. Determined to forge a career for herself as a doctor, she studies at the university, facing the negativity of her fellow female students as well as the resentment of the wider world. Working in a local infirmary gives her practical experience as well as allowing her an escape from her relatives, but when a prostitute she has treated is found dead, then hitherto unknown detective instincts are roused...
I'm eagerly anticipating the next book in the series. Thoroughly enjoyed this one.
The only reason I noticed this book originally was when it was returned to the library where I work, and I wondered if the author's first name, Kaite, was a data entry error on the catalogue as I read the screen. I picked up the book, read the blurb and realised it was right up my street and I had to borrow it.
Sarah Gilchrist is rejected from polite society, banished to Edinburgh to well meaning but puritanical relatives after an event that, to modern eyes, makes her a victim, not a transgressor. Determined to forge a career for herself as a doctor, she studies at the university, facing the negativity of her fellow female students as well as the resentment of the wider world. Working in a local infirmary gives her practical experience as well as allowing her an escape from her relatives, but when a prostitute she has treated is found dead, then hitherto unknown detective instincts are roused...
I'm eagerly anticipating the next book in the series. Thoroughly enjoyed this one.