The Specimen
by Jaima Fixsen
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Pub Date 15 Oct 2024 | Archive Date 15 Oct 2024
Sourcebooks UK | Poisoned Pen Press
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Description
A haunting historical mystery perfect for readers of The London Seance Society and A History of Fear
Edinburgh, 1826. Isobel Tait does her best to raise her young son Thomas alone, but yellow fever has left him with a scarred heart. Even a specialist, the renowned Dr. Connall Burnett, can do nothing for him. Isobel decides to make the most the remaining time with her son.
Until he goes missing. A chance visit to Dr. Burnett's collection of specimens elicits a horrifying realization: there, in a small jar among stuffed lizards and misshapen bones, is a new addition. A tiny human heart. The use of stolen bodies by Edinburgh's medical men is a controversial but open secret. But she can't shake a horrible suspicion that the doctor's a proxy killer obsessed with his quest for specimens.
Determined to find proof, Isobel goes undercover as a maid in Burnett's house and soon becomes the keeper of his specimens. She'll have to gather evidence, must protect his patients, and exact justice—and not get caught.
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781464233296 |
PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
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