Island of Bones
The third novel in the critically acclaimed Crowther and Westerman historical suspense series reveals the dark secrets of Crowther’s past England, 1783. For years, reclusive anatomist Gabriel Crowther has pursued his forensic studies—and the occasional murder investigation—far from his family...
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The third novel in the critically acclaimed Crowther and Westerman historical suspense series reveals the dark secrets of Crowther’s past England, 1783. For years, reclusive anatomist Gabriel Crowther has pursued his forensic studies—and the occasional murder investigation—far from his family estate. But an ancient tomb there will reveal a wealth of secrets. When laborers discover an extra body inside the tomb, the lure of the mystery brings Crowther home at last, accompanied by his partner in crime, the forthright Mrs. Harriet Westerman. What Crowther learns will rewrite his family’s past—and spill new blood in a land torn between old magic and modern justice. The next installment in a series described as “CSI: Georgian England” (The New York Times Book Review), Island of Bones is a riveting tale that will captivate fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Finch.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780143123316 (0143123319)
ASIN: 143123319
Publish date: June 4th 2013
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Detective,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
18th Century
Series: Crowther and Westerman (#3)
In 1751 Charles Penhaligon watches as his brother, Adair, 2nd Baron Keswick, is hanged for murdering their father, convinced of his older brother’s guilt although he insists he is innocent. As soon as the public execution is over Charles sells his family’s estate, changes his name to Gabriel Crowthe...
The Book Report: Mrs. Harriet Westerman, Royal Navy wife, and Mr. Gabriel Crowther, anatomist and aristocrat manqué (albeit with a very good reason to have missed the mark), are back in these two volumes, succeeding "INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS". Mrs. Westerman is, in "Anatomy," in London because her hu...