The Anatomist's Apprentice

Product Description Meet Dr. Thomas Silkstone, an intriguing addition to the annals of detective fiction.

In eighteenth-century England, the murder of Sir Edward Crick sends a torrent of gossip breezing through Oxfordshire; although, aside from his sister, Lady Lydia Farrell, few mourn the young man. When Lady Farrell's husband becomes the prime suspect in the murder, she enlists the help of Dr. Thomas Silkstone--an anatomist and pioneering forensic detective--to solve the murder and prove his innocence.

Though Dr. Silkstone studied medicine in England under the foremost surgeon in the region, his unconventional methods and unfamiliar field of study have made him an outsider. Still, he agrees to examine Sir Edward's corpse, but the keenest blade he will use is his intellect. He must determine both the cause and motive of this suspicious death in what will be the first of many cases. Review '' CSI meets The Age of Reason . . . Well-drawn, intriguing cast of characters . . . Full of twists and turns . . . Vivid details . . . A page turner!'' --Karen Harper, New York Times bestselling author

''From dissection table to drawing room, this visit to late eighteenth-century England is chock full of intriguing twists and turns.'' --Kate Emerson, author of The Pleasure Palace

''A deftly plotted debut . . . When you think the puzzle is solved, she reveals another surprising twist which leaves you marveling at her ingenuity.'' --Carol K. Carr, author of India Black About the Author TESSA HARRIS, born in Lincolnshire, holds a history degree from Oxford University, and after four years of working with local newspapers she set her sights on women's magazines. She is regularly heard on local BBC radio and over the years has interviewed such people as Margaret Thatcher, Jeffrey Archer, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Hampshire, Alan Titchmarsh, Jackie Stewart, Boris Johnson, and Uri Geller. She lives in Berkshire with her husband and their two children.