The Bone Garden
A gruesome secret is about to be unearthed...When a human skull is dug up in a garden near Boston, Dr Maura Isles is called in to investigate. She quickly discovers that the skeleton - that of a young woman - has been buried for over a hundred years. But who was the woman? And how did she die?It...
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A gruesome secret is about to be unearthed...When a human skull is dug up in a garden near Boston, Dr Maura Isles is called in to investigate. She quickly discovers that the skeleton - that of a young woman - has been buried for over a hundred years. But who was the woman? And how did she die?It is the 1930s, and an impoverished medical student, Norris Marshall, is forced to procure corpses in order to further his studies in human anatomy.It's a gruesome livelihood that will bring him into contact with a terrifying serial killer who slips from ballrooms to graveyards and into autopsy suites.And who is far, far closer than Norris could ever imagine...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780553818352 (055381835X)
Publisher: Bantam Books
Pages no: 526
Edition language: English
Series: Medical Thrillers (#5)
Another book I could barely put down, read in a 24 hour period. if you have an interest in early medicine, or, like me, the 19th century in general, you'll probably like this book. The action takes place in both the 1830's and "present day" (2007). I haven't read much Tessa Gerristen, so glad mom pa...
6/10 - DOBRA Zaczynam mięknąć: popłakałam się czytając zakończenie. To jest po prostu dobre, cholernie dobre.
Opening line: “So this is how a marriage ends, thought Julia Hamill as she rammed the shovel into the soil.” This was a very good read although not quite what I was expecting. The Bone Garden is two stories woven into one; starting with Julie Hamill in present day who has just purchased a new (old...
A skull with obvious signs of foul play is dug up in a garden, bringing to the surface a mystery dating the back to the 1830's.The story flashes back from modern times as our protagonist attempts to solve the century and a half old mystery back to 1830's Boston as the crime is committed.I really enj...
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