by Barbara Vine (Author)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Pan Books
Published: Nov 2003
ISBN 10: 1400032520
ISBN 13: 9781400032525
Combine[s] Edith Wharton's laserlike psychological and sociological notations with the elegance and intelligence Arthur Conan Doyle brought to genre writing.... [She is] the best mystery writer of our time. - The Boston Globe
Vine is the subtlest of writers, and her book's quiet demeanor simply adds more nuance to its exquisite creepiness. -Seattle Post-Intelligencer
One of the finest practitioners of her craft in the English-speaking world.... [The Blood Doctor is] densely plotted, psychologically twisted. -The New York Times Book Review
This latest book is her best... suspenseful and intellectually engaging. -Chicago Tribune