The Speciman by Jaima Fixsen

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Based 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.

Published 15 Oct 2024 (Preorder)
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About the Book…

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.

Until 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.

Determined 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.

About the Author…

Jaima Fixsen is half of the USA Today bestselling author duo Audrey Blake. She lives in Alberta, Canada.
Binding

Paperback

Author

Jaima Fixsen

ISBN

9781464233296

Page Count

464

Published

15 Oct 2024

Publisher

Poisoned Pen Press

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