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F. R. Tallis

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English

Picador
25 October 2016

Horror & ghost stories; Medical; Occult; Undead; Dark and Gritty

gothic horror historical

When ambitious Doctor Paul Clément takes a job at the mission hospital on Saint Sébastien, he has dreams of discovering cures for tropical diseases. What he finds is a place where the black arts are just a way of life. After witnessing the ritualistic murder of a young man, said to be one of the living dead, her is forbidden to speak of what he has seen.

On returning to Paris, Clément's attention turns to studying the nervous system and resuscitation. He is told of patients who have apparently died, been brought back to life, and whilst suspended between life and death, experience what they believe to be heaven. Clément attempts a daring experiment in order to confirm these extraordinary reports, but the outcome is wholly unexpected. Could it be that when he is resuscitated, he brings something back with him - an ancient evil, so powerful that it can never be destroyed? Is the good doctor slowly succumbing to madness, or has he really passed through the gates of hell?

By: F. R. Tallis
Imprint: Picador
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main Market Ed.
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9781447204985
ISBN 10: 1447204980
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 25 October 2016
Recommended Age: 16
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

F. R. Tallis is a writer, lecturer and clinical psychologist. He has written self help manuals, non-fiction for the general reader, academic text books, over thirty academic papers in international journals and several novels. He has received or been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the New London Writers' Award, the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, the Elle Prix de Letrice, and an Edgar. His critically acclaimed Liebermann series has been translated into fourteen languages and optioned for TV adaptation. The Forbidden is his ninth novel.