Rosemary F. (canadianeh) reviewed on 6/4/2017 + 242 more book reviews

This is a medical thriller come true - the labyrinthine recount of the murder of one particular boy that became central in the outcry against body-snatching. When a well-preserved body could bring as much as nine guineas it was a tempting profession to rob graves. But as the supply of corpses dwindled, some descended to murder. A vivid description of life in the London underworld.

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