A Treatise of Air

<p><strong>Edinburgh 1784. It takes a scoundrel to catch a thief...</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Crowded intellectual Edinburgh is catalysing Scotland into the industrial age. In a city where any man can make extraordinary discoveries none bank on that possibility more than Elizabeth Fulhame: wife of medical student Thomas and amateur chemist-magician. When a valuable trade secret is stolen from the Port of Leith Elizabeth gambles her magical power and intelligence is strong enough to steal it back.</p><p><br></p><p>To recover their prize from the wealthy English aristocrat who covets it for himself Elizabeth and Thomas need the smartest minds of the Enlightenment. A chemist with secrets. An absent-minded brilliant economist. A bickering clutch of physicians. And a lowlife scribbler with grandiose dreams of flight.</p><p><br></p><p>Together they pursue their wealthy foe in a cat-and-mouse game through the glittering seedy rooms of 18th century Edinburgh. But there is more than the object of the heist at stake: the aristocrat's ruthless ambitions could destroy Scotland's economy and everything Elizabeth cares about.</p><p>Fans of <em>The Lies of Locke Lamora</em> and the dark fantasies of Leigh Bardugo will love this explosive continuation to The Edinburgh Doctrines series by CL Jarvis.</p>