Alchemy: a story of perfect murder
In Victorian London, genius and artist, Jacob Silver, unravels the formula of a potion for immortality and raising the dead – as prescribed in an ancient tome: Alchemy Just when he discovers the last sickening components, his lover dies.Heartbroken, he vows to revive her, but he knows that...
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In Victorian London, genius and artist, Jacob Silver, unravels the formula of a potion for immortality and raising the dead – as prescribed in an ancient tome: Alchemy Just when he discovers the last sickening components, his lover dies.Heartbroken, he vows to revive her, but he knows that obtaining the final ingredients means taking innocent lives. He just has to decide
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781507652763 (1507652763)
ASIN: 1507652763
Publisher: Amazon
Pages no: 266
Edition language: English
I bought Alchemy: A Story of Perfect Murder after seeing so many people say they loved it, and I'm pleased to report that I wasn’t disappointed.I didn’t find it particularly gory. I must be a hardened reader. I was a little concerned it was going to be a little too macabre, based on other comments a...
I received a copy of this novel through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.Clever. The story, set in Victorian London, centers around the life of Jacob Silver, the son of a Jewish Apothecary owner and his wife, brilliant scientist and artist, who idolises Da Vinci.The story flicks between Sliver's lif...