The Blood Doctor

Rating:
Summary: A nice audiobook
Review: Martin Nanther's great-grandfather Henry Nanther was interested in blood. Henry Nanther became an expert in diseases related to blood, particularly haemophilia, of which some members of Queen Victoria's court suffered. Martin, wanting to write a biography of his great-grandfather, starts researching Henry's life and soon discovers that he was not just an expert in the matters of the blood but was virtually obsessed with it. Martin begins to suspect that his great-grandfather was less innocent about his work and life as he progresses through Henry's medical diaries and journals. It seems that he was trying to conceal something because the tragedies linked to haemophilia in his family do nor appear to be mere accidents. It may even be that they have implications for the blood doctor's descendant. It is Mrs Vine's fair achievement, though not her best book. Henry Nanther's story is lengthily interrupted by Martin Nanther's personal and marital preoccupations, so that the book would perhaps be more enjoyable if it were shorter.
The reader of this audiobook is Mr Robert Powell. He appeared as Jesus in "Jesus of Nazareth" and he was Richard Hannay in "The Thirty-Nine Steps". His peroformance in "The Blood Doctor" is impressive and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to him.