SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 2024
EDINBURGH, 1853.
In a city of science, discovery can be deadly . . .
Body parts have been found at Surgeons'' Hall, and they''re not anatomy specimens. Dr Will Raven is able to identify a prime suspect, but the individual he seeks happens to be an accomplished actor, a man of a thousand faces and a renowned master of disguise.
Meanwhile, mesmerism, spiritualism and other unexplained phenomena are taking hold of hearts and mindsFrustrated in her own medical ambitions, Sarah Fisher sees opportunity in a new therapeutic field not already closed off to women. With the lines between science and spectacle dangerously blurred, the stage is set for a grand and deadly illusion . . .
Format |
Häftad |
Omfång |
416 sidor |
Språk |
Engelska |
Förlag |
Canongate Books |
Utgivningsdatum |
2024-06-06 |
ISBN |
9781838855512 |