I just finished reading THE ANATOMIST'S WIFE by Anna Lee
Huber. and I see it will be a series that I look forward to
reading. I was some what left hanging at the end, (but the
author did give insight of more to come) and it does make
me look forward to the 2nd book. The story is told through
Kiera's thoughts and actions of herself and others.
Kiera is the heroine, she lives in her sister and brother-
in-law's home. Her sister calls for a house party that will
include many member's of the ton. Kiera is not very happy
about this upcoming house
party. Since her husband died about a year ago, many people
in high society have done nothing but point fingers at her,
hold nothing back to make her
feel uneasy at any party, etc.
Her husband was a famous Anatomist who performed many
dissections on the bodies of the dead who had passed on.
Kiera who was an extraordinary artist had been duped into
marrying her husband. He had plans to use her for a
book of drawings he wanted to publish. But after he died,
doctors and friends who worked with him, had
seen the drawings, they know that her husband could never
draw a thing. Those in high society find this to be
very shocking and wagging tongues accuse Kiera of
outlandish things, for she has done the sketch's of the
human body's anatomy.
Kiera tries to hide in the shadows during the party, but
when a woman is found dead in her sister's garden, she is
asked by her brother-in law to do an investigation with his
friend, Sebastian Gage who has experience being an inquiry
agent. Gage is the hero of the story and he's one good
looking fellow! Gage and Kiera don't hit it off to well at
the beginning, but as time passes, they become much more
friendly.
As Kiera and Gage go forward in trying to find the
murderer, many secrets unfold about the guests that are
staying at her sister's home. Some are quite funny and
others very sad. I truly enjoyed this mystery and look
forward to the remaining novels of this series.
THE ANATOMIST'S WIFE is great turn pager which keeps you
guessing. I loved it!
Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her husband, Lady
Darby has taken refuge at her sister's estate, finding
solace in her passion for painting. But when her hosts
throw
a house party for the cream of London society, Kiera is
unable to hide from the ire of those who believe her to
be
as unnatural as her husband, an anatomist who used her
artistic talents to suit his own macabre purposes.
Kiera wants to put her past aside, but when one of the
house
guests is murdered, her brother-in-law asks her to
utilize
her knowledge of human anatomy to aid the insufferable
Sebastian Gage--a fellow guest with some experience as an
inquiry agent. While Gage is clearly more competent than
she
first assumed, Kiera isn't about to let her guard down as
accusations and rumors swirl.
When Kiera and Gage's search leads them to even more
gruesome discoveries, a series of disturbing notes urges
Lady Darby to give up the inquiry. But Kiera is
determined
to both protect her family and prove her innocence, even
as
she risks becoming the next victim...
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