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Author
Series
Dr. Thomas Silkstone mystery volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
viii, 338 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
It is not just the living who are prey to 1780s London's criminals and cutpurses. Corpses, too, are fair game--dug up from fresh graves and sold to men of science for dissection. Dr. Thomas Silkstone's unscrupulous rival, Dr. John Hunter, has learned of the imminent death of eight-foot-tall Charles Byrne, known as the "Irish Giant," and is obsessed with obtaining the body for his research. When Dr. Hunter is implicated in the horrific murder of a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
356 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The death of Sir Edward Crick has unleashed a torrent of gossip through the seedy taverns and elegant ballrooms of Oxfordshire. Few mourn the dissolute young man--except his sister, the beautiful Lady Lydia Farrell. When her husband comes under suspicion of murder, she seeks expert help from Dr. Thomas Silkstone, a young anatomist from Philadelphia. Thomas arrived in England to study under its foremost surgeon, where his unconventional methods only...
Author
Publisher
HQ, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
384 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Munich 1930. Lilli Sternberg longs to be a ballet dancer. But outside the sanctuary of the theatre, her beloved city is in chaos and Munich is no longer a place for dreams. The Nazi party are gaining in popularity and the threats to those who deviate from the party line are increasing. Jewish families are being targeted and their businesses raided, even her father's shop was torched. When Lilli meets Captain Marco Zeiller during a chance encounter,...
Author
Publisher
HQ, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
345 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
England 1944. When Madeline is sent a mysterious message telling her that she will be posted at Trent Park mansion, she can't help but wonder how she will be helping the war effort from a stately home. No sooner than she arrives, she signs the Official Secrets Act. Nazi generals are staying at the house. It is bugged with listening devices in every room, and it is up to Madeline to gain the Nazis' trust and coax them into giving up information. When...
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
461 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In Victorian England, clairvoyant flower seller Constance Piper goes searching for the truth behind a new rash of murders in London's East End. With the aid of Detective Constable Hawkins, Constance links the mysterious death of a young prostitute to Mother Delaney's vile trade as a baby farmer"--
Options are few for unmarried mothers in Victorian England. To avoid stigma, many find lodging with {28}baby farmers