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Death is only the beginning…⚰️ 'Breathtaking … A new talent [in] the field of gothic historical literature'NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS 'Devilishly macabre … As dark as a midnight graveyard' PATRICE McDONOUGH'Hauntingly gothic, intimately told, and wickedly, wonderfully grotesque' MARIELLE THOMPSON *#1 BOOK OF THE MONTH – AMAZON EDITOR’S PICK* *A USA TODAY BESTSELLER* *** In this gothic, twisty debut historical novel, a young medical student is lured into the underworld of body snatching in 19th-century Edinburgh … and unexpectedly falls in love. 1828. James Willoughby arrives in Edinburgh with empty pockets a dream of studying surgery. Desperate to scrape together fees for the city’s leading anatomy school, he strikes a deal with Nye MacKinnon, a dashing young dissectionist who shows James a way into this elite academic realm … via the cemetery.James descends with Nye into the underground ranks of the Resurrectionists – men infamous for stealing fresh corpses and selling them to professors as anatomical specimens. Before he knows it, they are caught up in a life-or-death scheme as rival gangs of snatchers compete in a morbid race for power and prestige. And as James and Nye lock eyes across graves and dissection tables, they soon realise that they yearn to be more than partners in academic crime … The Resurrectionist is a thrilling tale of queer love, murder, and the grisly origins of modern medicine. ***A “BEST NEW HORROR NOVEL OF THE MONTH” – ESCAPIST MAGAZINE AND BOOKBUB.COMA “MOST-ANTICIPATED NEW QUEER BOOK OF THE MONTH” – BOOKRIOT*** Real readers love The Resurrectionist! '★★★★★ THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ THIS YEAR. It had everything: from the atmospheric historical setting and exhilarating plot, to the wonderful, charming characters. I WILL TREASURE IT FOR YEARS TO COME''★★★★★ OH MY GOD! I am in love. IF YOU LIKE CLASSIC GOTHICS LIKE FRANKENSTEIN AND DRACULA, YOU SHOULD READ THIS''★★★★★ I could not put this book down, and IT WILL DEFINITELY BE A BOOK I REREAD MANY TIMES''★★★★★ The pacing, humour, and twists and turns will keep you HUNGRILY READING INTO THE NIGHT. Unhinged, unsettling and UTTERLY UNMISSABLE''★★★★★ I can’t even emphasize it enough HOW IMMERSIVE it all was. IT’S MY NEW FAVOURITE BOOK, and I actually feel like I’m going crazy because I NEED A HARD COPY TO HIGHLIGHT AND ANNOTATE''★★★★★ MY FAVOURITE READ OF THE YEAR. Wow wow wow. The entire book felt like reading poetry… James and Nye are both so CHARMING, DETAILED AND WONDERFUL CHARACTERS''★★★★★ I think The Resurrectionist is ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE BOOKS. Aneurin is my absolute love. I loved the story so dearly''★★★★★ A RIVETING TALE OF DARK ACADEMIA AND TRUE CRIME… Also, the romance HAD ME SWOONING''★★★★★ NOTHING SHORT OF PHENOMENAL … My favourite book of the year. RUN, DON’T WALK, TO YOUR NEAREST BOOKSTORE''★★★★★ BEAUTIFULLY DARK WRITING and lovely characters… Managed to RIP MY HEART OPEN ON EVERY PAGE AND HEAL IT ON THE NEXT''★★★★★ I GOT SO ATTACHED TO THE CHARACTERS''★★★★★ I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS! I DON’T THINK I’VE READ ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS'

Death is only the beginning…⚰️ 'Breathtaking … A new talent [in] the field of gothic historical literature'NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS 'Devilishly macabre … As dark as a midnight graveyard' PATRICE McDONOUGH'Hauntingly gothic, intimately told, and wickedly, wonderfully grotesque' MARIELLE THOMPSON *#1 BOOK OF THE MONTH – AMAZON EDITOR’S PICK* *A USA TODAY BESTSELLER* ⚰️ In this gothic, twisty debut historical novel, a young medical student is lured into the underworld of body snatching in 19th-century Edinburgh … and unexpectedly falls in love. 1828. James Willoughby arrives in Edinburgh with empty pockets a dream of studying surgery. Desperate to scrape together fees for the city’s leading anatomy school, he strikes a deal with Nye MacKinnon, a dashing young dissectionist who shows James a way into this elite academic realm … via the cemetery.James descends with Nye into the underground ranks of the Resurrectionists – men infamous for stealing fresh corpses and selling them to professors as anatomical specimens. Before he knows it, they are caught up in a life-or-death scheme as rival gangs of snatchers compete in a morbid race for power and prestige. And as James and Nye lock eyes across graves and dissection tables, they soon realise that they yearn to be more than partners in academic crime … The Resurrectionist is a thrilling tale of queer love, murder, and the grisly origins of modern medicine. ⚰️A “BEST NEW HORROR NOVEL OF THE MONTH” – ESCAPIST MAGAZINE AND BOOKBUB.COMA “MOST-ANTICIPATED NEW QUEER BOOK OF THE MONTH” – BOOKRIOT⚰️ Real readers love The Resurrectionist! '★★★★★ THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ THIS YEAR. It had everything: from the atmospheric historical setting and exhilarating plot, to the wonderful, charming characters. I WILL TREASURE IT FOR YEARS TO COME''★★★★★ OH MY GOD! I am in love. IF YOU LIKE CLASSIC GOTHICS LIKE FRANKENSTEIN AND DRACULA, YOU SHOULD READ THIS''★★★★★ I could not put this book down, and IT WILL DEFINITELY BE A BOOK I REREAD MANY TIMES''★★★★★ The pacing, humour, and twists and turns will keep you HUNGRILY READING INTO THE NIGHT. Unhinged, unsettling and UTTERLY UNMISSABLE''★★★★★ I can’t even emphasize it enough HOW IMMERSIVE it all was. IT’S MY NEW FAVOURITE BOOK, and I actually feel like I’m going crazy because I NEED A HARD COPY TO HIGHLIGHT AND ANNOTATE''★★★★★ MY FAVOURITE READ OF THE YEAR. Wow wow wow. The entire book felt like reading poetry… James and Nye are both so CHARMING, DETAILED AND WONDERFUL CHARACTERS''★★★★★ I think The Resurrectionist is ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE BOOKS. Aneurin is my absolute love. I loved the story so dearly''★★★★★ A RIVETING TALE OF DARK ACADEMIA AND TRUE CRIME… Also, the romance HAD ME SWOONING''★★★★★ NOTHING SHORT OF PHENOMENAL … My favourite book of the year. RUN, DON’T WALK, TO YOUR NEAREST BOOKSTORE''★★★★★ I FINISHED THIS BOOK WANTING TO READ IT AGAIN, and to buy a physical copy to underline ALL THE AMAZING QUOTES I marked''★★★★★ BEAUTIFULLY DARK WRITING and lovely characters… Managed to RIP MY HEART OPEN ON EVERY PAGE AND HEAL IT ON THE NEXT''★★★★★This book is filled with CREEPY VIBES, AMAZING HUMOUR, IMPECCABLE WRITING and a story that will have you absolutely hooked… ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE BOOKS''★★★★★ I. Could. Not. Put. This. Book. Down. This novel is shocking, gruesome, and disturbing; but at the same time, it is HEARTWARMING AND UPLIFTING! I will be recommending this to everyone, and A. Rae Dunlap is OFFICIALLY ONE OF MY AUTO-BUY AUTHORS''★★★★★ SUCH A FUN CONCEPT''★★★★★ THIS BOOK CAME ALIVE for me and filled the days I read it with SUCH WONDER. IT’S JUST LIKE TIME TRAVEL''★★★★★ IF A SEQUEL CAME OUT, I’D BUY IT IN A FLASH''★★★★★ WILL APPEAL TO A WIDE VARIETY OF READERS. It is a dark, macabre story that is PERFECT FOR FALL OR WINTER READING''★★★★★ I GOT SO ATTACHED TO THE CHARACTERS''★★★★★ THE SETTING IS SUPER INTERESTING and the plot KEPT ME IN ITS GRIP''★★★★★ I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS! I DON’T THINK I’VE READ ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS'⚰️ Further praise… 'Vivid, twisty, rollicking, sometimes macabre, always entertaining' BOOKTRIB'This twisty tale of body snatching offers wickedly spooky fun!' BOOKBUB.COM'Drawing comparisons to Caleb Carr’s The Alienist' LIBRARY JOURNAL

Death is only the beginning…⚰️ 'Breathtaking … A new talent [in] the field of gothic historical literature'NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS 'Devilishly macabre … As dark as a midnight graveyard' PATRICE McDONOUGH'Hauntingly gothic, intimately told, and wickedly, wonderfully grotesque' MARIELLE THOMPSON *#1 BOOK OF THE MONTH – AMAZON EDITOR’S PICK* *A USA TODAY BESTSELLER* ⚰️ In this gothic, twisty debut historical novel, a young medical student is lured into the underworld of body snatching in 19th-century Edinburgh … and unexpectedly falls in love. 1828. James Willoughby arrives in Edinburgh with empty pockets a dream of studying surgery. Desperate to scrape together fees for the city’s leading anatomy school, he strikes a deal with Nye MacKinnon, a dashing young dissectionist who shows James a way into this elite academic realm … via the cemetery.James descends with Nye into the underground ranks of the Resurrectionists – men infamous for stealing fresh corpses and selling them to professors as anatomical specimens. Before he knows it, they are caught up in a life-or-death scheme as rival gangs of snatchers compete in a morbid race for power and prestige. And as James and Nye lock eyes across graves and dissection tables, they soon realise that they yearn to be more than partners in academic crime … The Resurrectionist is a thrilling tale of queer love, murder, and the grisly origins of modern medicine. ⚰️A “BEST NEW HORROR NOVEL OF THE MONTH” – ESCAPIST MAGAZINE AND BOOKBUB.COMA “MOST-ANTICIPATED NEW QUEER BOOK OF THE MONTH” – BOOKRIOT⚰️ Real readers love The Resurrectionist! '★★★★★ THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ THIS YEAR. It had everything: from the atmospheric historical setting and exhilarating plot, to the wonderful, charming characters. I WILL TREASURE IT FOR YEARS TO COME''★★★★★ OH MY GOD! I am in love. IF YOU LIKE CLASSIC GOTHICS LIKE FRANKENSTEIN AND DRACULA, YOU SHOULD READ THIS''★★★★★ I could not put this book down, and IT WILL DEFINITELY BE A BOOK I REREAD MANY TIMES''★★★★★ The pacing, humour, and twists and turns will keep you HUNGRILY READING INTO THE NIGHT. Unhinged, unsettling and UTTERLY UNMISSABLE''★★★★★ I can’t even emphasize it enough HOW IMMERSIVE it all was. IT’S MY NEW FAVOURITE BOOK, and I actually feel like I’m going crazy because I NEED A HARD COPY TO HIGHLIGHT AND ANNOTATE''★★★★★ MY FAVOURITE READ OF THE YEAR. Wow wow wow. The entire book felt like reading poetry… James and Nye are both so CHARMING, DETAILED AND WONDERFUL CHARACTERS''★★★★★ I think The Resurrectionist is ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE BOOKS. Aneurin is my absolute love. I loved the story so dearly''★★★★★ A RIVETING TALE OF DARK ACADEMIA AND TRUE CRIME… Also, the romance HAD ME SWOONING''★★★★★ NOTHING SHORT OF PHENOMENAL … My favourite book of the year. RUN, DON’T WALK, TO YOUR NEAREST BOOKSTORE''★★★★★ I FINISHED THIS BOOK WANTING TO READ IT AGAIN, and to buy a physical copy to underline ALL THE AMAZING QUOTES I marked''★★★★★ BEAUTIFULLY DARK WRITING and lovely characters… Managed to RIP MY HEART OPEN ON EVERY PAGE AND HEAL IT ON THE NEXT''★★★★★This book is filled with CREEPY VIBES, AMAZING HUMOUR, IMPECCABLE WRITING and a story that will have you absolutely hooked… ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE BOOKS''★★★★★ I. Could. Not. Put. This. Book. Down. This novel is shocking, gruesome, and disturbing; but at the same time, it is HEARTWARMING AND UPLIFTING! I will be recommending this to everyone, and A. Rae Dunlap is OFFICIALLY ONE OF MY AUTO-BUY AUTHORS''★★★★★ SUCH A FUN CONCEPT''★★★★★ THIS BOOK CAME ALIVE for me and filled the days I read it with SUCH WONDER. IT’S JUST LIKE TIME TRAVEL''★★★★★ IF A SEQUEL CAME OUT, I’D BUY IT IN A FLASH''★★★★★ WILL APPEAL TO A WIDE VARIETY OF READERS. It is a dark, macabre story that is PERFECT FOR FALL OR WINTER READING''★★★★★ I GOT SO ATTACHED TO THE CHARACTERS''★★★★★ THE SETTING IS SUPER INTERESTING and the plot KEPT ME IN ITS GRIP''★★★★★ I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS! I DON’T THINK I’VE READ ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS'⚰️ Further praise… 'Vivid, twisty, rollicking, sometimes macabre, always entertaining' BOOKTRIB'This twisty tale of body snatching offers wickedly spooky fun!' BOOKBUB.COM'Drawing comparisons to Caleb Carr’s The Alienist' LIBRARY JOURNAL

Death is only the beginning…''Breathtaking … A new talent [in] the field of gothic historical literature''NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS''Devilishly macabre … As dark as a midnight graveyard'' PATRICE McDONOUGH''Hauntingly gothic, intimately told, and wickedly, wonderfully grotesque'' MARIELLE THOMPSON*#1 BOOK OF THE MONTH – AMAZON EDITOR’S PICK**A USA TODAY BESTSELLER*–In this gothic, twisty debut historical novel, a young medical student is lured into the underworld of body snatching in 19th-century Edinburgh … and unexpectedly falls in love. 1828. James Willoughby arrives in Edinburgh with empty pockets a dream of studying surgery. Desperate to scrape together fees for the city’s leading anatomy school, he strikes a deal with Nye MacKinnon, a dashing young dissectionist who shows James a way into this elite academic realm … via the cemetery.James descends with Nye into the underground ranks of the Resurrectionists – men infamous for stealing fresh corpses and selling them to professors as anatomical specimens. Before he knows it, they are caught up in a life-or-death scheme as rival gangs of snatchers compete in a morbid race for power and prestige. And as James and Nye lock eyes across graves and dissection tables, they soon realise that they yearn to be more than partners in academic crime …The Resurrectionist is a thrilling tale of queer love, murder, and the grisly origins of modern medicine.–A “BEST NEW HORROR NOVEL OF THE MONTH” – ESCAPIST MAGAZINE AND BOOKBUB.COMA “MOST-ANTICIPATED NEW QUEER BOOK OF THE MONTH” – BOOKRIOT–Real readers love The Resurrectionist!''***** THE BEST BOOK I''VE READ THIS YEAR. It had everything: from the atmospheric historical setting and exhilarating plot, to the wonderful, charming characters. I WILL TREASURE IT FOR YEARS TO COME''''***** OH MY GOD! I am in love. IF YOU LIKE CLASSIC GOTHICS LIKE FRANKENSTEIN AND DRACULA, YOU SHOULD READ THIS''''***** I could not put this book down, and IT WILL DEFINITELY BE A BOOK I REREAD MANY TIMES''''***** The pacing, humour, and twists and turns will keep you HUNGRILY READING INTO THE NIGHT. Unhinged, unsettling and UTTERLY UNMISSABLE''''***** I can’t even emphasize it enough HOW IMMERSIVE it all was. IT’S MY NEW FAVOURITE BOOK, and I actually feel like I’m going crazy because I NEED A HARD COPY TO HIGHLIGHT AND ANNOTATE''''***** MY FAVOURITE READ OF THE YEAR. Wow wow wow. The entire book felt like reading poetry… James and Nye are both so CHARMING, DETAILED AND WONDERFUL CHARACTERS''''***** I think The Resurrectionist is ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE BOOKS. Aneurin is my absolute love. I loved the story so dearly''''***** A RIVETING TALE OF DARK ACADEMIA AND TRUE CRIME… Also, the romance HAD ME SWOONING''''***** NOTHING SHORT OF PHENOMENAL … My favourite book of the year. RUN, DON’T WALK, TO YOUR NEAREST BOOKSTORE''''***** I FINISHED THIS BOOK WANTING TO READ IT AGAIN, and to buy a physical copy to underline ALL THE AMAZING QUOTES I marked''''***** BEAUTIFULLY DARK WRITING and lovely characters… Managed to RIP MY HEART OPEN ON EVERY PAGE AND HEAL IT ON THE NEXT''''***** This book is filled with CREEPY VIBES, AMAZING HUMOUR, IMPECCABLE WRITING and a story that will have you absolutely hooked… ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE BOOKS''''***** I. Could. Not. Put. This. Book. Down. This novel is shocking, gruesome, and disturbing; but at the same time, it is HEARTWARMING AND UPLIFTING! I will be recommending this to everyone, and A. Rae Dunlap is OFFICIALLY ONE OF MY AUTO-BUY AUTHORS''''***** SUCH A FUN CONCEPT''''***** THIS BOOK CAME ALIVE for me and filled the days I read it with SUCH WONDER. IT’S JUST LIKE TIME TRAVEL''''***** IF A SEQUEL CAME OUT, I’D BUY IT IN A FLASH''''***** WILL APPEAL TO A WIDE VARIETY OF READERS. It is a dark, macabre story that is PERFECT FOR FALL OR WINTER READING''''***** I GOT SO ATTACHED TO THE CHARACTERS''''***** THE SETTING IS SUPER INTERESTING and the plot KEPT ME IN ITS GRIP''''***** I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS! I DON’T THINK I’VE READ ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS''–Further praise…''Vivid, twisty, rollicking, sometimes macabre, always entertaining'' BOOKTRIB''This twisty tale of body snatching offers wickedly spooky fun!'' BOOKBUB.COM''Drawing comparisons to Caleb Carr’s The Alienist''LIBRARY JOURNAL

In the tradition of The Alienist and Anatomy: A Love Story, a decadently macabre, dark and twisty gothic debut set in 19th century Scotland – when real-life serial killers Burke and Hare terrorized the streets of Edinburgh – as a young medical student is lured into the illicit underworld of body snatching.Historical fiction, true crime, and dark academia intertwine in a harrowing tale of murder, greed, and the grisly origins of modern medicine for readers of Lydia Kang, ML Rio, Sarah Perry, and C.E. McGill."With wit as sharp as a scalpel, and a plot as dark and twisted as the Edinburgh alleys in which it is set, The Resurrectionist is a thrilling debut that will have readers turning pages deep into the night." —Hester Fox, author of The Last Heir to Blackwood Library Library Reads Selection for December 2024 | Aardvark Book Club Pick for December 2024 | Paste Magazine Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Books of Fall 2024 | Buzz Book Selection for Spring/Summer 2025 | BookBub Best New Horror for January 2025 | The Strand January Mystery Pick of the Month | Criminal Element Most Anticipated Reads: December 2024 | The Escapist Best New Horror Books Coming in December 2024 | A/V Club Books You Should Read in December 2024 | BookRiot Most-Anticipated New Queer Books Out in December 2024Edinburgh, Scotland, 1828. Naïve but determined James Willoughby has abandoned his posh, sheltered life at Oxford to pursue a lifelong dream of studying surgery in Edinburgh. A shining beacon of medical discovery in the age of New Enlightenment, the city’s university offers everything James desires—except the chance to work on a human cadaver. For that, he needs to join one of the private schools in Surgeon’s Square, at a cost he cannot afford. In desperation, he strikes a deal with Aneurin “Nye” MacKinnon, a dashing young dissectionist with an artist’s eye for anatomy and a reckless passion for knowledge. Nye promises to help him gain the surgical experience he craves—but it doesn’t take long for James to realize he’s made a devil’s bargain . . .Nye is a body snatcher. And James has unwittingly become his accomplice. Intoxicated by Nye and his noble mission, James rapidly descends into the underground ranks of the Resurrectionists—the body snatchers infamous for stealing fresh corpses from churchyards to be used as anatomical specimens. Before he knows it, James is caught up in a life-or-death scheme as rival gangs of snatchers compete in a morbid race for power and prestige.James and Nye soon find themselves in the crosshairs of a shady pair of unscrupulous opportunists known as Burke and Hare, who are dead set on cornering the market, no matter the cost. These unsavory characters will do anything to beat the competition for bodies. Even if it’s cold-blooded murder . . .Exquisitely macabre and delightfully entertaining, The Resurrectionist combines fact and fiction in a rollicking tale of the risks and rewards of scientific pursuit, the passions of its boldest pioneers, and the anatomy of human desire.

The darkly atmospheric and gruesome tale of Jack the Ripper unfolds against the backdrop of a Victorian London reform school, as a young inmate sets out to find the identity of the elusive serial killer in a riveting new book perfect for fans of The Square of Sevens and Enola Holmes. **DELUXE STENCILED EDGES**London, 1888. Committed to the Whitechapel Hall Reform School for “incurable delinquency,” Adelaide “Dell” Morton is a precocious, defiant misfit. She’s also a voracious reader of the sordid, sensationally popular Penny dreadful stories. In a stroke of luck, she’s found a kindred spirit in her poised roommate, Pippa. Their obsession is only further fueled by the Jack the Ripper murders blazing a trail of terror throughout London’s seediest streets . . . right outside Whitechapel Hall’s front door.  Desperate for adventure, they embark on their own investigation—and discover an ally in Noah, son of the local butcher. The trio’s budding spywork soon yields shocking results: Why was straightlaced Whitechapel teacher Miss Kaye escaping the school the night of the latest crime? Could Jack the Ripper be a she? Delving into Miss Kaye’s background, Dell is both horrified and thrilled to find that within Miss Kaye’s past lies a chapter dark enough to rival any Penny dreadful . . .Dell’s fixation with Miss Kaye reaches dangerous heights while a series of suspicious events leaves Miss Kaye in sole command of Whitechapel Hall. Trapped in their teacher’s ever-tightening web of control, the young detectives devise a risky plan to track her. But what ensues may only propel them into secrets, lies, ruthless acts, and betrayals that go back decades—and a confrontation that will irrevocably change the fates of all involved . . . if they survive.