The Anatomy Of Deception - Softcover

Goldstone, Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552774103 ISBN 13: 9780552774109

Publisher: Black Swan, 2009

Synopsis

Philadelphia, 1889

In the morgue of the city hospital, physicians uncover the corpse of a beautiful young woman. What they see takes their breath away.

Within days, one of the surgeons, Ephraim Carroll, strongly suspects that he knows the woman's identity. His investigations take him from the bloody and brutal medical world in which he practices and into the drawing rooms of Philadelphia's high society where he soon learns that nothing - and no one - is what they seem.

Plunged into a maze of deception and deadly secrets, Carroll is forced to choose between exposing a killer, undoing a terrible wrong, and, quite possibly, protecting the future of medicine itself.

Set in a world in which aspirin had not been invented, abortion was illegal, and pregnancy could result in agonising death, The Anatomy of Deception is an intriguing and richly atmospheric blend of history, early forensic science and knife-edge suspense.

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Review:

"You ll be gripped by this haunting and atmospheric thriller. Tess Gerritsen
Compelling . [A] top-notch historical page-turner. Publishers Weekly, starred review
What makes his book so fascinating is the attention to the medical procedures and innovations of the time ... Readers who enjoy Anne Perry s and Caleb Carr s psychological thrillers will welcome Goldstone s brooding, paranoiac addition to the genre. Booklist
Packed with historical asides and real-life figures. Entertainment Weekly
A clever and entertaining tale . set in the surgical theaters and medical research halls of late-19th century Philadelphia and Baltimore. Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Colorful and highly informative.... Evokes the evolving medical profession and the art world in late-19th-century America." USA Today
Long before CSI, the dead were offering up their clues . will thrill lovers of history, medicine, forensics and, of course, a good mystery. Parade
Goldstone weaves history, atmosphere, medical procedures, and forensic details into a fascinating story. Boston Globe

An entertaining page-turner. Richmond Times-Dispatch
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"You'll be gripped by this haunting and atmospheric thriller." --Tess Gerritsen

"Compelling.... [A] top-notch historical page-turner."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"What makes his book so fascinating is the attention to the medical procedures and innovations of the time ... Readers who enjoy Anne Perry's and Caleb Carr's psychological thrillers will welcome Goldstone's brooding, paranoiac addition to the genre."--Booklist

"Packed with historical asides and real-life figures."--Entertainment Weekly

"A clever and entertaining tale.... set in the surgical theaters and medical research halls of late-19th century Philadelphia and Baltimore."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Colorful and highly informative.... Evokes the evolving medical profession and the art world in late-19th-century America."--USA Today

"Long before CSI, the dead were offering up their clues.... will thrill lovers of history, medicine, forensics and, of course, a good mystery."--Parade

"Goldstone weaves history, atmosphere, medical procedures, and forensic details into a fascinating story...." --Boston Globe

"An entertaining page-turner." --Richmond Times-Dispatch

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Swan
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0552774103
• ISBN 13: 9780552774109
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480