The Dead Shall Not Rest, Tessa Harris
The Dead Shall Not Rest, Tessa Harris
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The Dead Shall Not Rest
A Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mystery

Author: Tessa Harris

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/24/2012

Synopsis

The brilliant anatomist Dr. Thomas Silkstone returns in the second installment of Tessa Harris vivid and compelling mystery series set in 1780s London.It is not just the living who are prey to Londons criminals and cutpurses. Corpses, too, are fair gamedug up from fresh graves and sold to unscrupulous men of science. Dr. Thomas Silkstone abhors such methods, but his leading rival, Dr. John Hunter, has learned of the imminent death of eight-foot-tall Charles Byrneknown as the Irish Giantand will go to any lengths to obtain the body for his research.Thomas intends to see that Byrne is allowed to rest in peace, but his efforts are complicated when his betrothed, Lady Lydia Farrell, breaks off their engagement without explanation. When Dr. Hunter is implicated in the horrific murder of a young castrato, Thomas must determine how far the increasingly erratic surgeon will go in the name of knowledge. For as Thomas knows too well, the blackest hearts sometimes go undetectedand even an unblemished faade can hide terrifying secrets.

About Tessa Harris

Tessa Harris is the author of the acclaimed Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries, including Secrets in the Stones and The Anatomist's Apprentice, and the Constance Piper Mystery series, including The Sixth Victim and The Angel Makers. A graduate of Oxford University with a history degree, Tessa has also been a journalist and editor, contributing to many national publications such as the Times and the Telegraph. She has also acted as a literary publicist for several well-known authors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill

The Dead Shall Not Rest is the 2nd book in the Victorian mystery series featuring American anatomist / doctor, Thomas Silkstone by Tessa Harris. Silkstone practices in London and is engaged to Lady Lydia Farrell. In this story we meet Irish giant, Charles Byrne, an actual figure in history. He is sav......more

Goodreads review by Sushi (寿司)

All'inizio pensavo fosse moscezza. Che come sempre a forza di leggere crime si comincia a fare selezione ma poi mi sono accorta che c'è qualcosa di strano e anche cose che a me quadrano poco. (view spoiler)[Quella dei tre tipi loschi che derubano il gigante poi mi sembra esagerata. È alto 2,45m. Tre tizi ti attacc (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Jodie

Book Review: The Dead Shall Not Rest by Tessa Harris Originally published on my blog: [URL not allowed] Historical fiction is one of my absolutely favorite genres of literature, and Tessa Harris does not disappoint in this novel set in pre-industrial, pre-American Revolution London. Har......more

Goodreads review by Siobhan

If I’m being honest, I wasn’t overly eager to read this one. Whilst the first book was okay, it wasn’t enough to leave me truly interested in seeing where the series was going. As I had books two and three sitting by my bed, I decided it couldn’t hurt to see what happened next. After all, there have......more

Goodreads review by Deneé

Originally posted at Novel Reveries "'Come and see the tallest man in the world (...) He is not six foot, not seven foot, but eight foot high.'" Book two of the Dr. Thomas Silkstone series, The Dead Shall Not Rest delves into the dark depths of forensics and human nature. In this novel we travel with......more

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