{"product_id":"9781464233296","title":"The Specimen : A Chilling Gothic Historical Thriller Based On the Burke and Hare Murders","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jaima Fixsen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 October 2024 by Sourcebooks, Inc (Poisoned Pen Press) in the United States.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 130 x 32mm | 326g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Specimen is a fantastic read! Tense, gripping and full of fabulous characters ... I devoured it in two sittings.” – Gareth Brown, bestselling author of The Book of DoorsLoosely based on Scotland’s infamous Burke and Hare murders, The Specimen is a haunting historical crime thriller perfect for readers of The London Seance Society and A History of Fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***Walk carefully, lest you become a part of Dr. Burnett's collection…Edinburgh, 1826. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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: a tiny human heart. The 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, The Specimen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTropesGothic ThrillerMysteryHistorical FictionEvil DoctorVengeful MotherBased On a True Story\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jaima Fixsen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64839447839069,"sku":"9781464233296","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781464233296.jpg?v=1780058806","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781464233296","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}