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Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare

By: Michelle Sloan
Narrated by: Helen McAlpine
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In the shadowy closes of Edinburgh's Old Town, 16 people are murdered to feed surgeon Dr Robert Knox's insatiable need for his anatomy classes. Burke and Hare and their wives, Lucky and Nelly, are all complicit, but only Burke swings for their crimes. Lucky, Nelly and Hare go on the run from the angry mob, reinvention their only means of survival.

Years later, journalist Duncan Fletcher hears rumours of sightings of the two women. Keen to impress his editor, Duncan investigates the aftermath of the murder trial. With cobbler Joseph Campbell in tow, Duncan's quest leads him to the backstreets of London, where the horrors of the past collide with the present.

The time for retribution has come.

©2025 Michelle Sloan (P)2025 Isis Audio Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime England
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A really enjoyed this story of Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare and learning more about them and the part they played in history. The reader was exceptional with the multiple voices and made it a joy to listen to

Amazing story and fabulously read

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I love this take on Burke and Hare. The story is fully fleshed out and refreshing to get this most famous of stories from the lens of the women that most forget about. The narrator was wonderful, I loved hearing a proper Scottish accent and colloquialisms I grew up with.

Fascinating and Compelling

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fantastic story and performance, thoroughly enjoyed the story as it progressed and weaved it's tale through fact's and fiction, inventive and satisfying

excellent

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