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The devil's breath Dr / Thomas Silkstone Mystery Series, Book 3

Eighteenth-century anatomist Dr. Thomas Silkstone travels to the English countryside to unravel a tangled web of mystery, medicine, and murder -- in this captivating new novel from Tessa Harris... A man staggers out of his cottage into the streets of Oxfordshire, shattering an otherwise peaceful eve...

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Main Author: Harris, Tessa
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Language:English
Published: New York : Kensington Books, 2013.
Series:Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mystery.
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Mystery fiction.
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Summary:Eighteenth-century anatomist Dr. Thomas Silkstone travels to the English countryside to unravel a tangled web of mystery, medicine, and murder -- in this captivating new novel from Tessa Harris... A man staggers out of his cottage into the streets of Oxfordshire, shattering an otherwise peaceful evening with the terrible sight of his body shaking and heaving, eyes wild with horror. Many of the villagers believe the Devil himself has entered Joseph Makepeace, the latest victim of a "great fog" that darkens the skies over England like a Biblical plague. When Joseph's son and daughter are found murdered -- heads bashed in by a shovel -- the town's worst suspicions are confirmed: Evil is abroad, and needs to be banished. A brilliant man of science, Dr. Thomas Silkstone is not one to heed superstition. But when he arrives at the estate of the lovely widow Lady Lydia Farrell, he finds that it's not just her grain and livestock at risk. A shroud of mystery surrounds...
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ISBN:9781617730276
Author Notes:Tessa Harris is the author of the acclaimed Dr. Thomas Silkstone mysteries, including Secrets in the Stones and The Anatomist's Apprentice . A graduate of Oxford University with a history degree, Tessa has also been a journalist and editor, contributing to many publications such as the Times and the Telegraph . She has also acted as a literary publicist for several well-known authors. Readers can visit her website at tessaharrisauthor.com.

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