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annelibnyc
Oct 01, 2011annelibnyc rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Set in 1780, this has all the elements I like in a historical mystery: a sinister plot, great characters and plenty of historical details. Harriet Westerman is the wife of a naval officer, who lives with her younger sister and small children back in England. Something of a local busybody, when she discovers a dead body on her property she gets the local reclusive anatomist, Mr. Crowther, to help figure how he died. However, one dead body leads to another and pretty soon the dark family secrets of the local aristocracy begin to come out. This is well done and it sets up the series perfectly. Cannot wait to read the second book.