About this title: A mesmerizing forensic thriller that thrusts the reader into the operating rooms, drawing rooms, and back alleys of 1889 Philadelphia, this novel follows a young doctor as he grapples with the principles of scientific process to track a daring killer.
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0385341342 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. 2009-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press, New York
Date Published: 2008
Description: Very Good. An Advance Reading Copy in glossy pictorial wrappers. Nineteenth-century Philadelphia physician Ephraim Carroll draws on the new techniques of forensic medicine to investigate the brutal murder of a beautiful young woman and the horror that led to her death, in a historical thriller populated by such real-life characters as pioneering physicians William Osler and William Stewart Halsted and painter Thomas Eakins. A first novel. read more
Description: Fine. 0385341342 THIS IS A HARDCOVER BOOK IN DUST JACKET. THE BOOK AND DUST JACKET ARE IN FINE/FINE CONDITION, LIKE NEW, NO DEFECTS INSIDE OR OUT. read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press, New York
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780385341349ISBN:0385341342
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 0385341342 The covers of the book and the dust jacket have a little shelf wear. This is a historical mystery about a body found in the autopsy lab in Philadelphia in 1889. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"The premise was great, and the setting was compelling, but as with so many books lately, the ending was a serious disappointment. It was contrived and sensationalized, and it fell terribly flat."
"I had a good time with this one. It's a historical novel set in Philadelphia in 1889. Well written with a lot of good period detail. What really made it fun was we were in Philadelphia while I was reading the book and visited a lot of the places mentioned."
"pretty good. well written. lots of interesting info about 19th century american medicine and philly's contributions. not so much "murder mystery" as i had anticipated. the main character was a little to moral and righteous for me though."
"I tend to read forewords and author's notes, etc. before I getting down to reading the book itself and the latter here contained a spoiler that gave away much of the mystery for me. I enjoyed the period setting and info on the history of medical developments. A nice look at upper class privilege vs poverty's powerlessness; honor within the underworld vs corruption among those with power and influence. The parts dealing with the underworld had the most life- the medical got a tad boring at times as did the romantic aside that went nowhere. OK, but not fantastic."
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