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A gruesome secret is about to be unearthed...When a human skull is dug up in a garden near Boston, Dr Maura Isles is called in to investigate. She quickly discovers that the skeleton - that of a young woman - has been buried for over a hundred years. But who was the woman? And how did she die?... read more
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When Julia Hamill buys a house after her divorce she intends to dig up her tired garden and grow some plants/flowers, however, when she starts digging she discovers what are human remains (bones) after which she starts to delve into the house's past.
Characters edit
- Rose Connolly: Seamstress in the slums of Boston who assumes responsibility for her sister's child (1830)
- Norris Marshall: Impoverished medical student (1830)
- Julia Hamill: Recently divorced, she purchase a house where the bones of a body is found (present day)
- Tom Page: Julia's neighbor (present day)
- Aurnia Tate: Sister of Rose Connolly, Irish chambermaid who dies from childbirth (1830)
- Oliver Wendell Holmes: Medical student (1830)
- Charles Lackaway: Medical student (1830)
- Dim Billy: Young boy who is half-witted and befriends Rose (1830)
- Aldous Grenville: Charles' uncle, a surgeon (1830)
- Henry Page: Hilda's brother (present day)
- Dr. Sewall: Surgeon (1830)
- Margaret Tate (aka, Meggie): Aurnia's baby girl (1830)
- Jack Burke: Resurrectionist (1830)
- Chester Crouch: Doctor (1830)
- Eben Tate: Aurnia's husband (1830)
- Nathaniel Berry: Doctor (1830)
- Mr. Pratt: Policeman, member of the Night Watch (1830)
- Edward Kingston: Medical student (1830)
- Eliza Lackaway: Charles' mother (1830)
- Mary Robinson: Nurse (1830)
- Agnes Poole: Nurse at the hospital where Aurnia gave birth (1830)
- Maura Isles: Medical examiner (present day)
- Isaac Marshall: Norris' father, a farmer (1830)
- Gareth Wilson: Lawyer representing a client looking for Meggie (1830)
- Hepzibah: Meggie's wet nurse (1830)
- Mrs. Furbush: Housekeeper for Grenville (1830)
- Sophia Marshall: Norris' mother (1830)
- Richard Hamill: Julia's ex-husband (present day)
- Hilda: Henry's deceased sister who was the previous owner of Julia's house (present day)
- Vicky: Julia's sister (present day)
- Lyons: Constable (1830)
Setting & Locations edit
this book takes place in Boston 1880 and the present day Boston
First Sentence edit
March 20, 1888: Dearest Margaret, I thank you for your kind condolences, so sincerely offered, for the loss of my darling Amelia.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapters 1 - 40
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 5 in Medical Thrillers (Gerritsen). (standard series)
Preceded by Gravity.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tess Gerritsen (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-345-49761-1
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-345-49761-1
Page Count: 384
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3557.E687 B66 2007
- Dewey: 813.54
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Tess Gerritsen: Author's website
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