The Way Of All Flesh

As a Chris Brookmyre fan, I was keen to read The Way Of All Flesh, which is jointly written with his wife under the name of Ambrose Parry. It is a crime novel set in the middle of the 19th century and the protangonists are a medical student and a housekeeper who is barred from learning medicine because she is a woman. I found it very readable and, having seen hints that it is the start of a series, will be keen to read more. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as many of Brookmyre's other books as the subject matter was often depressing and whilst accurate, is not what I generally look for in my reading material. It's also a lot more serious than much of his other material. Overall, the two protagonists were very different but interesting, the rest of the cast was good, and the mystery was sufficiently engaging.