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Audrey Driscoll

Biography

Three quarters of the way through a career as a cataloguing librarian, Audrey Driscoll discovered she is actually a writer. Since the turn of the millennium, she has written and published several novels and a short story collection. She gardens, juggles words, and communes with fictitious characters in Victoria, British Columbia.

Series

Herbert West by
Four novels, in which Herbert West, a scientist obsessed with reversing death, is transformed into a physician of last resort. From ancient Arkham to the agony of the Great War, from Acadie to the islands of the West Coast, a brilliant but amoral physician is subjected to travails and entanglements, to become a source of healing -- and of peril.
The Friendship of Mortals
Price: $0.99 USD.
Islands of the Gulf Volume 1, the Journey
Price: $2.99 USD.
Islands of the Gulf Volume 2, the Treasure
Price: $2.99 USD.
Hunting the Phoenix
Price: $2.99 USD.

Books

She Who Returns by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 95,230. Language: English. Published: November 7, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General, Fiction » Women's fiction » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
France Leighton is studying Egyptology at Miskatonic University, until her twin half-brothers arrive from England and complicate her plans for a return to Egypt. Once there, accusations of theft drive France and her companions into the dry wadis near the Valley of the Kings. As their adventure becomes a desperate predicament, France must make hard choices that may demand the ultimate sacrifice.
Tales from the Annexe: Seven Stories from the Herbert West Series and Seven Other Tales by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 74,250. Language: English. Published: March 28, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
Seven stories from the Herbert West Series and seven tales of illusions, delusions, and mysteries on the edges of logic. Curiosities from the intriguing to the appalling may be experienced in this annexe to the ordinary.
She Who Comes Forth by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 100,290. Language: English. Published: November 7, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Adventure » General
(4.00 from 1 review)
Recently turned 21, France Leighton travels to Luxor, Egypt, taking with her two legacies—an antique cello and an emerald ring. Instead of the archaeological adventure she expects, she gets a lecherous dig director, hidden agendas, a risky balloon ride, and an enigmatic nuclear physicist. In the mysteries of the ancient tombs, France realizes she and her gifts may imperil the world—or save it.
The Herbert West Series Complete by
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 611,240. Language: English. Published: November 7, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General, Fiction » Literature » Literary
(5.00 from 1 review)
All four novels of the Herbert West Series. Herbert West, a scientist obsessed with reversing death, is transformed into a physician of last resort. From ancient Arkham to the islands of the West Coast, a brilliant but amoral physician is subjected to travails and entanglements, to become a source of healing -- and of peril.
Hunting the Phoenix by
Series: Herbert West, Book 4. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 171,900. Language: English. Published: June 25, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General, Fiction » Literature » Literary
Journalist Alma Halsey chases the story of a lifetime to Providence, Rhode Island and finds more than she expected – an old lover, Charles Milburn, and an old adversary, renegade physician Herbert West, living under the name Francis Dexter. Fire throws her into proximity with them both, rekindling romance and completing a great transformation.
Islands of the Gulf Volume 2, the Treasure by
Series: Herbert West, Book 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 125,830. Language: English. Published: May 28, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General, Fiction » Literature » Literary
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Abandoned and abused, young Herbert West resorts to drastic measures to survive. At Miskatonic University, he becomes a scientist who commits crimes and creates monstrosities. Decades later, haunted by his past, he finds safety as Dr. Francis Dexter of Bellefleur Island, but his divided nature threatens those he loves and forces him to face the truth about his healing powers.
Islands of the Gulf Volume 1, the Journey by
Series: Herbert West, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 164,290. Language: English. Published: January 18, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General, Fiction » Literature » Literary
(4.00 from 3 reviews)
Once, he was Herbert West, superlative surgeon and revivifier of the dead. Now he's lost his reputation, his country and his name. Rebuilding his life as a country doctor on Bellefleur Island, he struggles with doubts, emotional entanglements and terrible memories of the Great War. Above all, he must forge a new relationship with his old adversary – death – and negotiate with a new one – love.
The Friendship of Mortals by
Series: Herbert West, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 158,250. Language: English. Published: May 22, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
(4.67 from 6 reviews)
Herbert West can revivify the dead – after a fashion. Miskatonic University librarian Charles Milburn agrees to help him, compromising his principles and his romance with Alma Halsey, daughter of the Dean of Medicine. West’s experiments become increasingly risky, but when he prepares to cross the ultimate border, only Charles can save his life – if his conscience lets him.

Audrey Driscoll's tag cloud

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