Secrets in the Stones
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Within the mysteries of the body, especially those who have been murdered, 18th-century anatomist Dr. Thomas Silkstone specialises in uncovering the tell-tale clues that lead to justice...
Tessa Harris Boeken
Deze auteur duikt via meeslepende verhalen in de beginjaren van forensische wetenschap, anatomie en chirurgie. Haar werk onderzoekt de ethische en praktische uitdagingen waarmee anatomisten uit het verleden werden geconfronteerd, met name met betrekking tot de illegale handel in lichamen. Via haar personages verkent ze de fascinerende kwesties van toegang tot menselijke resten voor wetenschappelijke studie en de inherente moeilijkheden bij het ontwikkelen van deze cruciale medische vakgebieden. Ze onderzoekt de complexiteit van die tijd en de noodzaak voor anatomisten om toegang te krijgen tot lichamen voor dissectie, wat leidde tot de illegale handel in doden.
Ensconced in the woods of rural England, 1784, American anatomist Dr. Thomas Silkstone hunts for justice amid a maelstrom of madness, murder, and social upheaval. . .
'A gripping WW2 story of love, betrayal and courage...This novel will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions... A great read!' - 5 stars, Amazon Reviewer Munich 1930: Smoke filled the air.
The Paris Notebook
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'So many twists and turns and I certainly didn't predict the ending. Five stars from me, I highly recommend this book.' NetGalley reviewer, A secret big enough to destroy the Fuhrer's reputation. . . January 1939:
A Deadly Deception
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Victorian England. Clairvoyant flower seller Constance Piper receives supernatural aid from her late mentor-- and more grounded help from detective Thaddeus Hawkins-- as she uncovers links between murders in Whitechapel and a Fenian gang. Using violence to further their goal of an independent Ireland, the Fenians may be using the murders to make the British police look helpless. But the greatest evil may lie in an conspiracy that runs from Whitechapel to the highest office in the land. -- adapted from jacket
The suspense-filled second installment of Tessa Harris' Thomas Silkstone mysteries
A man staggers out of his cottage into the streets of Oxfordshire, shattering an otherwise peaceful evening with the terrible sight of his body shaking and heaving, eyes wild with horror. Many of the villagers believe the Devil himself has entered Joseph Makepeace, the latest victim of a "great fog" that darkens the skies over England like a Biblical plague. When Joseph's son and daughter are found murdered - heads bashed in by a shovel - the town's worst suspicions are confirmed: Evil is abroad, and needs to be banished. A brilliant man of science, Dr. Thomas Silkstone is not one to heed superstition. But when he arrives at the estate of the lovely widow Lady Lydia Farrell, he finds that it's not just her grain and livestock at risk. A shroud of mystery surrounds Lydia's lost child, who may still be alive in a workhouse. A natural disaster fills the skies with smoke and ash, clogging the lungs of all who breathe it in. And the grisly details of a father's crime compels Dr. Silkstone to look for answers beyond his medical books - between the Devil and the deep blue sea.
'How did I not know anything about this?! A beautifully written book.' - NetGalley Reviewer, England: 1944
Fourth in the suspense-filled, historic crime fiction series featuring anatomist Dr Thomas Silkstone
Sixth Victim
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The foggy streets of London's Whitechapel district have become a nocturnal hunting ground for Jack the Ripper, and no woman is safe. Constance Piper has been asked to use her talents as a clairvoyant to help a high-born lady of means find her missing sister, who she fears has been a victim of the Ripper. As Constance becomes embroiled in intrigue far more sinister than she could have imagined, assistance comes in a startling manner that profoundly challenges her assumptions about the nature of reality.