Tato autorka zkoumá počátky forenzní vědy, anatomie a chirurgie prostřednictvím poutavého příběhu. Její práce se ponořuje do etických a praktických výzev, kterým čelili anatomové minulosti, zejména v souvislosti s nelegálním obchodem s těly. Skrze své postavy se zabývá fascinujícími otázkami přístupu k lidským ostatkům pro vědecké účely a obtížemi spojenými s rozvojem těchto zásadních lékařských oborů. Zkoumá složitosti doby a potřebu anatomů získat přístup k tělům k pitvě, což vedlo k nelegálnímu obchodu s mrtvými těly.
V temných ulicích Whitechapelu se koncem 19. století neschovává jen bída, smrad, prostitutky a tolik vyhledávané potratářství… Kdo ve skutečnosti může za zmizení mladých dívek? Je to všechno práce nechvalně známého Jacka Rozparovače, který je s touto londýnskou čtvrtí neodmyslitelně spjat? Muž v dlouhém plášti a klobouku vraždí prostitutky, ale kdo má na svědomí vraždy, které nenesou jeho podpis? A je vůbec nějaká žena v bezpečí?
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...
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.
'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:
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