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The Chrysanthemum Tiger
Gabriel Taverner Mystery (Related to this series)
- Author
- Alys Clare
- Narrator
- John Telfer
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Publish Date
- 3 December 2024
- Run Time
- 9 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
March, 1605. Country doctor and former ship surgeon Gabriel Taverner is ready for his next adventure. He can't wait to leave Devon and tend to the crew of the Luipaard while sailing the Eastern seas.
As years pass by, Gabriel’s family and friends back home are struggling with his substitute physician. Doctor Maudsley Cheverell turned out to be as incompetent as they come and unpleasant at best. So when he is found dead in a ditch one day, no one seems to be too surprised.
Only, when examining the body, it seems like Cheverell was tortured using a specific method from the East . . . Is there a connection to Gabriel and his time in Asia? Where is he now? And how did the quiet English town of Tavy Valley suddenly get involved in a dangerous plot?
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Details
- Author
- Alys Clare
- Narrator
- John Telfer
- Duration
- 9 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 December 2024
- ISBN
- 9781399160643
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Historical fiction
Synopsis
March, 1605. Country doctor and former ship surgeon Gabriel Taverner is ready for his next adventure. He can't wait to leave Devon and tend to the crew of the Luipaard while sailing the Eastern seas. As years pass by, Gabriel’s family and friends back home are struggling with his substitute physician. Doctor Maudsley Cheverell turned out to be as incompetent as they come and unpleasant at best. So when he is found dead in a ditch one day, no one seems to be too surprised. Only, when examining the body, it seems like Cheverell was tortured using a specific method from the East . . . Is there a connection to Gabriel and his time in Asia? Where is he now? And how did the quiet English town of Tavy Valley suddenly get involved in a dangerous plot?
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