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Minotaur Books
June 2013
On Sale: May 28, 2013
368 pages
ISBN: 1250022215
EAN: 9781250022219
Kindle: B006JJPGRS
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Mystery
In 1740s England, the roots of evil run deep. When a vicious slaying unleashes a wave of panic, village coroner Titus Cragg finds himself embroiled in the hunt for a murderer in this darkly rich and atmospheric historical mystery, the first in the Cragg & Fidelis series. The year is 1740. George II is on the throne, but EnglandΓ’β¬β’s remoter provinces remain largely a law unto themselves. In Lancashire a grim discovery has been made: a squireΓ’β¬β’s wife, Dolores Brockletower, lies in the woods above her home at Garlick Hall, her throat brutally slashed. Called to the scene, Coroner Titus Cragg finds the Brockletower household awash with rumor and suspicion. He enlists the help of his astute young friend, doctor Luke Fidelis, to throw light on the case. But this is a world in which forensic science is in its infancy, and policing hardly exists. Embarking on their first gripping investigation, Cragg and Fidelis are faced with the superstition of witnesses, obstruction by local officials, and denunciations from the squire himself. A Dark Anatomy marks the arrival of a remarkable new voice in mystery and a pair of detectives both cunning and complex.
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