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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The anatomist The anatomist Bill Hayes "Hayes's history of the illustrated medical text "Gray's Anatomy" coincides with the hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of its first publication. Fascinated by the fact that little was known about the … OL12388629W
The anatomy of deception The anatomy of deception Lawrence Goldstone A mesmerizing forensic thriller that thrusts the reader into the operating rooms, drawing rooms, and back alleys of 1889 Philadelphia, as a young doctor grapples with the principles of scientific pro… OL15841484W
Anatomy of murder Anatomy of murder Imogen Robertson London, 1781. Harriet Westerman waits for news of her husband, gravely injured at sea. The streets of the city seethe with rumour and conspiracy as the King's navy battles the French at sea. And whil… OL15955600W
The anatomist The anatomist Federico Andahazi After testing scores of prostitutes, Mateo Colombo, a 16th century Italian physician, finally discovers the organ governing woman's love--the clitoris. But the publication of his discovery attracts t… OL19870263W
The Lazarus curse The Lazarus curse Tessa Harris In 1780s London, Dr. Thomas Silkstone investigates the mysterious disappearance of the sole survivor of an ill-fated scientific expedition, which is linked to a potion that has the power to raise the… OL19984488W
The coral thief The coral thief Rebecca Stott In 1815 France, a young medical student discovers that the beauty who shared his coach has stolen the rare coral specimens he carried and soon he encounters a ring of philosopher thieves determined t… OL24533610W
The resurrectionist The resurrectionist Bradley, James London, 1826. Leaving behind his father?s tragic failures, Gabriel Swift arrives to study with Edwin Poll, the greatest of the city?s anatomists. It is his chance to find advancement by making a name… OL502284W
The anatomist The anatomist Federico Andahazi Based on historical fact, a novel which recounts the fortunes of one Matthew Columbus, the 16th-century anatomist who scandalised Italian society and found himself in prison when he discovers sources… OL707446W