Ambrose Parry : The art of dying (Raven, Fisher and Simpson #2)

Edinburgh, 1850. Despite being at the forefront of modern medicine, hordes of patients are dying all across the city, with doctors finding their remedies powerless. But it is not just the deaths that dismay the esteemed Dr James Simpson - a whispering campaign seeks to blame him for the death of a patient in suspicious circumstances. 

Simpson's protégé Will Raven and former housemaid Sarah Fisher are determined to clear their patron's name. But with Raven battling against the dark side of his own nature, and Sarah endeavouring to expand her own medical knowledge beyond what society deems acceptable for a woman, the pair struggle to understand the cause of the deaths. 

Will and Sarah must unite and plunge into Edinburgh's deadliest streets to clear Simpson's name. But soon they discover that the true cause of these deaths has evaded suspicion purely because it is so unthinkable.  

This book was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, there it is : 
Last year, I read "The way of all flesh", book #1 of this series borrowed at my library, and really loved it, so when I saw book #2 on Netgalley, I had to get it ! And I devoured it in one day.
I wasn't disappointed at all : complex, varied characters, nobody is black and white, the construction of a monster was gripping and I really didn't see how Will was going to get away from all his troubles ! 
It's funny the parallel between Will, who is trying to build his career and who is very careful about what others might think of him (a doctor's reputation is everything) and Sarah who wants to make her way into life by upsetting traditions. It's also funny how their past shape people in a different way - see the difference between Will and Mary despite the both of them growing up with an alcoholic father.
What also attracts me is that Sarah doesn't act like she's expected to, waiting/languishing for Will : she takes action and follows her dreams and I like that !