The Resurrectionist: Deluxe Stenciled Edges

With vibes of Penny Dreadful,The Knickand ANATOMY: A Love Storythis deliciously macabre gothic debut braids historical fictiondark academiahorrorand even true crime into a harrowing tale of murdergreedqueer desire and the grisly origins of modern medicineas ΓÇô as a young medical student is lured into the illicit underworld of body snatching. Now in trade paperback with *Deluxe Stenciled Edges* and interior cover design for readers of Lydia KangML RioSarah Perryand C.E. McGill. EdinburghScotland1828. James Willoughby has abandoned his poshsheltered life at Oxford to pursue a lifelong dream of studying surgery in Edinburgh. The university offers everything James desiresΓÇöexcept the chance to work on a human cadaver. For thathe must join one of the private schools in SurgeonΓÇÖs Squareat a cost he cannot afford. In desperationhe strikes a deal with Aneurin ΓÇ£NyeΓÇ¥ MacKinnona dashing young dissectionist with an artistΓÇÖs eye for anatomy and a reckless passion for knowledge. But James soon realizes heΓÇÖs made a devilΓÇÖs bargain . . . Nye is a body snatcher. And James has unwittingly become his accomplicerapidly descending into the underground ranks of the ResurrectionistsΓÇöthe body snatchers infamous for stealing fresh corpses from churchyards to be used as anatomical specimens. Before longJames is caught up in a life-or-death scheme as rival snatchers compete in a morbid race for power. James and Nye soon find themselves in the crosshairs of a pair of opportunists known as Burke and Hare. These unsavory characters will do anything to beat the competition for bodies. Even if itΓÇÖs cold-blooded murder . . . Exquisitely macabre and delightfully entertainingThe Resurrectionist combines fact and fiction in a tale of the risks and rewards of scientific pursuitthe passions of its boldest pioneersand the anatomy of human desire.