A Donation of Murder Dr Dody McCleland Mysteries edition by Felicity Young Literature Fiction eBooks
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The fifth in the Dr Dodi McCleland series -- Agatha Christie meets Phryne Fisher
Forensic doctor Dody McCleland is horrified when the seemingly dead body of a well-dressed woman she has just sliced with her scalpel bolts upright with a howl. Dody has heard of bodies frozen into a false death before but never come face to face with the phenomenon. She feels a terrible debt -- and a strange connection -- to this woman, discovered incongruously near the notorious Anchor and Whistle public house. Yet Dody is puzzled how did a woman of such means and intelligence come to be left for dead in the icy cold of this unsavoury district?
Meanwhile, Chief Inspector Pike has a gang of jewel thieves with a trail of murder behind them bailed up in a burning building. When one of the gang escapes, and the remainder are found assassinated at close range, it is clear the modus operandi of the chief suspect has brutally shifted. Then Pike discovers both that the king has an interest in the gang's stolen jewels and that his superior is suspected of corruption. Threats to his career and his relationship with Dody further intensify an already delicate situation.
Join Dody and Pike as they work to find out who is behind the carnage, discover who Dody's new friend really is, and if there's any hope of them ever sharing a future together.
A Donation of Murder Dr Dody McCleland Mysteries edition by Felicity Young Literature Fiction eBooks
A DONATION OF MURDER is book number five in this excellent historical series from WA based author Felicity Young. Built around the central characters of Forensic surgeon Dody McCleland and her love interest Chief Inspector Matthew Pike, there are some important historical aspects to these two, their working lives and their relationship. For a start that relationship would be frowned upon because of their work together so it's secret, but it's also most unusual that McCleland is a qualified doctor at that point in history. That's why she is working in Forensics, and doing some private work as a doctor in a specialist women's clinic which she runs. McCleland's sister is an active participant in the Suffragette movement and frequently in trouble, their house is often filled with leaders of that movement, and their parents are Bohemians, unusual enough in their own right. Pike, on the other hand, is ex-Military, now Police, a widower with a young daughter who is, in this book, seriously contemplating his career future in large part because he's sick of the secrecy and really wants to marry McCleland.Obviously there is a lot of historical fact and information built into the books, and, in particular, there's a serious message here about past attitudes towards women and the struggle for equality, done as part of the general narrative and not in a heavy-handed manner. That actually serves to make the whole situation more starkly unfair, and an excellent reminder of what a struggle equal rights has always been. The romantic aspects in A DONATION OF MURDER are slightly stronger than in the past books as well, it's the reason for so many of the decisions being made by Pike. There's also a very nice switch in the nature of personal jeopardy - he-jep instead of she-jep for a change!
A large part of the strength of this series is the characters - whilst McCleland, Pike, his daughter and Dody's sister are present in all the books, and each nicely drawn out in the process - Pike's daughter, in particular, seems to be stepping out of the shadows more recently. There are also reoccurring characters or types of characters - such as the suffragettes, the women involved with the medical clinic, etc who flesh out the difficulties of life at that time - not just for women although there is a tendency to focus on them. The plots are also particularly clever as they always cast some light into the particularly dark aspects of society at this time. In A DONATION OF MURDER the jewel thieves is one side of the story, but the nature of organised crime at the time, and the precarious position of a powerful female gang leader are other aspects that are particularly fascinating. All of these multi-layered, multi-threaded views make for great reading in a series that is tense and action packed, with really strong female characters, and a lesson in history built in.
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A Donation of Murder Dr Dody McCleland Mysteries edition by Felicity Young Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Great characters, well developed including the variety of secondary characters. The insight into the severe limits placed on women and the struggle for the vote.
I am truly enjoying this series...very well developed characters, great storylines interwoven with history making for interesting reading. I love the characters, even the secondary ones,have traits that make them wonderfully real. Once I read the first book I was hooked and hope that there will be more to follow.
I was intrigued by the premise of a pre- WW 1 woman pathologist dealing with the 'resurrection' of one of her erstwhile subjects. Lots of interesting characters and situations to explore, glad to know there's a number of books in the series from this Australian author.
I’ve enjoyed the series and hope there’s another one in the works. This book ends with ringing in 1914 and foreshadows many changes for Dody and Pike. The mystery centers more on a missing necklace rather than a murder, but is full of rich detail and a voyeuristic peek into the criminal underworld of Edwardian London.
A slow start led to a roaring completion! Dr. Dody is an interesting and complex woman at time when a woman doctor runs into rank discrimination. She is honest to the tenth degree and must be sure things are as they are supposed to be. She is now engaged to Inspector Pike, but I see things not running smoothly for them.
This fifth installment of the Dr. Dody McClelland series is only 182 pages, so it feels compacted. I was a bit disappointed, because there was not much of a mystery. The story was also written from the point of view of the jewel thieves and Margaret who "rose from the dead". There is some action and plenty of dead bodies to lay on the morgue table. I finished it, because I think the main characters, Dr. McClelland and Inspector Pike, are very likable. The story is set around Christmastime 1912, so the descriptions of streets, events reflect the era. It was a good story, just not much mystery. I enjoyed the first four installments much more.
Forensic doctor Dody McCleland readied her razor sharp scalpel in preparation of opening the corpse on the slab in front of her; the initial cut below the woman’s jaw caused shock to the onlookers as her eyes flew open and she screamed in terror. With the policeman in attendance in a dead faint, Dody sent her assistant for hot, sweet, milky tea. How on earth had this happened? And who was she?
Chief Inspector Pike was surrounded by his men at a stake-out after a violent jewel robbery when they noticed one of the upstairs rooms was alight. At the same time Pike realised there were children still in the building. For a few minutes the tension and rush of adrenalin kept them moving – the discovery of bodies on the top floor, brutally murdered had Pike sure of who was behind the latest horrors. As the investigation deepened, the Yard became sure they had a corrupt cop among them – who could they trust?
As Dody and Pike worked together in their official capacity to discover the perpetrators, the danger heightened. Would they nail the person behind it all – a person Pike was convinced had been the king-pin for many a long year? And would they ever be able to bring their relationship out in the open?
A Donation of Murder, #5 in the Dr Dody McCleland series is another cracker of a read by Aussie author Felicity Young! Filled with tension, the freezing, icy conditions help set the scene of gruesome murder in the early 1900s in London. I thoroughly enjoy this series, and A Donation of Murder is another I highly recommend.
A DONATION OF MURDER is book number five in this excellent historical series from WA based author Felicity Young. Built around the central characters of Forensic surgeon Dody McCleland and her love interest Chief Inspector Matthew Pike, there are some important historical aspects to these two, their working lives and their relationship. For a start that relationship would be frowned upon because of their work together so it's secret, but it's also most unusual that McCleland is a qualified doctor at that point in history. That's why she is working in Forensics, and doing some private work as a doctor in a specialist women's clinic which she runs. McCleland's sister is an active participant in the Suffragette movement and frequently in trouble, their house is often filled with leaders of that movement, and their parents are Bohemians, unusual enough in their own right. Pike, on the other hand, is ex-Military, now Police, a widower with a young daughter who is, in this book, seriously contemplating his career future in large part because he's sick of the secrecy and really wants to marry McCleland.
Obviously there is a lot of historical fact and information built into the books, and, in particular, there's a serious message here about past attitudes towards women and the struggle for equality, done as part of the general narrative and not in a heavy-handed manner. That actually serves to make the whole situation more starkly unfair, and an excellent reminder of what a struggle equal rights has always been. The romantic aspects in A DONATION OF MURDER are slightly stronger than in the past books as well, it's the reason for so many of the decisions being made by Pike. There's also a very nice switch in the nature of personal jeopardy - he-jep instead of she-jep for a change!
A large part of the strength of this series is the characters - whilst McCleland, Pike, his daughter and Dody's sister are present in all the books, and each nicely drawn out in the process - Pike's daughter, in particular, seems to be stepping out of the shadows more recently. There are also reoccurring characters or types of characters - such as the suffragettes, the women involved with the medical clinic, etc who flesh out the difficulties of life at that time - not just for women although there is a tendency to focus on them. The plots are also particularly clever as they always cast some light into the particularly dark aspects of society at this time. In A DONATION OF MURDER the jewel thieves is one side of the story, but the nature of organised crime at the time, and the precarious position of a powerful female gang leader are other aspects that are particularly fascinating. All of these multi-layered, multi-threaded views make for great reading in a series that is tense and action packed, with really strong female characters, and a lesson in history built in.
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