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Tessa Harris

    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.

    Tessa Harris
    A Deadly Deception
    The Paris Notebook
    Beneath a Starless Sky
    Shadow of the Raven
    Secrets in the Stones
    Šestá oběť
    • 2025
    • 2024

      ‘If you're a fan of WWII historical fiction [and] a courageous woman not willing to settle … I would highly recommend The Tuscan Daughter' ????? A country at war. An impossible choice. A woman who will risk everything to be free.

      The Tuscan Daughter
    • 2023

      The Paris Notebook

      • 400 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení
      4,0(598)Ohodnotit

      '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:

      The Paris Notebook
    • 2022

      'How did I not know anything about this?! A beautifully written book.' - NetGalley Reviewer, England: 1944

      The Light We Left Behind
    • 2021

      '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.

      Beneath a Starless Sky
    • 2019

      A Deadly Deception

      • 320 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení
      3,8(19)Ohodnotit

      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

      A Deadly Deception
    • 2018

      The Angel Makers

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      In November 1888, the specter of Jack the Ripper instills fear in every woman who makes her living on London’s streets. But there are other monsters at large, who shun fame and secretly claim their victims from among the city’s most vulnerable . . . Options are few for unmarried mothers in Victorian England. To avoid stigma, many find lodging with “baby farmers”—women who agree to care for the infant, or find an adoptive family, in exchange for a fee. Constance Piper, a London flower seller gifted with clairvoyance, has become aware of one such person, Mother Delaney, whose promises she suspects hide an infinitely darker truth. Guided by the spirit of a deceased friend, Constance gathers evidence about what really goes on within Mother Delaney’s Poplar House. It’s not only innocent children who are at risk. A young prostitute’s body is found in mysterious circumstances. With the aid of Detective Constable Hawkins, newly promoted thanks to Constance’s help, she links the death to Mother Delaney’s vile trade. But the horror is edging closer to home, and even the hangman’s noose may not put this evil to rest . . . “A nail-biting story full of suspense and mystery.” —Fresh Fiction

      The Angel Makers
    • 2017

      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?

      Šestá oběť
    • 2016

      Secrets in the Stones

      • 368 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení
      4,3(4)Ohodnotit

      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...

      Secrets in the Stones