The Specimen (häftad, eng)

“The Specimen is a fantastic read! Tense, gripping and full of fabulous characters ... I devoured it in two sittings.” – Gareth Brown, bestselling author of The Book of Doors

Loosely based on Scotland’s infamous Burke and Hare murders, The Specimen is a haunting historical crime thriller perfect for readers of The London Seance Society and A History of Fear.

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Walk carefully, lest you become a part of DrBurnett''s collection…

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 of the remaining time with her son.

Until he goes missingA chance visit to Dr. Burnett''s collection of specimens elicits a horrifying realisation: 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 secretBut Isobel can''t shake a horrible suspicion that the doctor''s a proxy killer obsessed with his quest for specimens.

Determined to find proof, she goes undercover as a maid in Burnett''s house and soon becomes the keeper of his specimens. She''ll have to gather evidence, protect his patients, and exact justice?and not get caught.

Based on a true story, The Specimen is a mesmerising work of Gothic historical fiction that explores one woman''s search for truth and vengeance in the darkest of places – where the deadliest secrets lie hidden in plain sight, on a freshly dusted shelf.

Tropes
Gothic Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Evil Doctor
Vengeful Mother
Based On a True Story