The Blood Doctor
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime/Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Viking (UK) Crown (US) |
Publication date | 6 June 2002 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print/Audiobook |
| Pages | 400 pp (Hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-670-91274-3 |
| OCLC | 59395413 |
| Preceded by | Grasshopper |
| Followed by | The Minotaur |
The Blood Doctor is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, written under the pseudonym Barbara Vine.[1]
Plot
Told from the point of view of Martin Nanther, a biographer, this novel follows the main character's investigation into his own great-grandfather, a blood-doctor for the royal family under Queen Victoria. In the course of his investigation, Martin discovers his subject may not have been the upstanding peer he thought he was.[2]
References
- ^ "Fiction book review - The Blood Doctor". Publishers Weekly. 24 June 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Whitaker, Phil (5 July 2002). "Bleeding the past". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
External links
- Review from The Guardian
- Review from The Observer
- Review from MysteryInk
- Interview with The Guardian from time of publication
- Reviewof the Audiobook version from The Guardian