{"product_id":"9781464233296-specimen","title":"The Specimen","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Chilling Gothic Historical Thriller Based On the Burke and Hare Murders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Specimen\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantastic read! Tense, gripping and full of fabulous characters . I devoured it in two sittings.” – \u003cb\u003eGareth Brown, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Doors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLoosely based on Scotland’s infamous Burke and Hare murders, \u003ci\u003eThe Specimen\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting historical crime thriller perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe London Seance Society\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA History of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalk carefully, lest you become a part of Dr. Burnett's collection…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdinburgh, 1826.\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil he goes missing. A 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: \u003cb\u003ea tiny human heart\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe use of stolen bodies by Edinburgh's medical men is a controversial but open secret. But Isobel can't shake a horrible suspicion that the doctor's a proxy killer obsessed with his quest for specimens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetermined 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on a true story, \u003ci\u003eThe Specimen\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTropes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGothic Thriller\u003cbr\u003eMystery\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Fiction\u003cbr\u003eEvil Doctor\u003cbr\u003eVengeful Mother\u003cbr\u003eBased On a True Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53527941448054,"sku":"9781464233296","price":8.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30940848.jpg?v=1729695098","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781464233296-specimen","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}