{"product_id":"bxoscp-the-specimens-9781785306471","title":"The Specimens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH AUGUST 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUp the close and down the stair,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003emeet the women of Burke and Hare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEdinburgh, 1828. Two women - one rich, one poor - must navigate life against a frenzied backdrop of medical discovery, mob mayhem, and murder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan's sheltered life as the wife of Robert Knox, a wealthy anatomist, is a far cry from Helen's perilous existence in the Old Town slums with her lover William Burke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet as people begin disappearing, these two different women face the same impossible choice. Should they protect what they have or tell the truth about what they know?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDiscover the notorious serial killings of Burke and Hare, told for the first time through the eyes of women whose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003estories reveal the depths of the human heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCOMING OCTOBER 2025 - Poor Creatures -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUnearth the fascinating story of Mary Shelley:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ethe mind which birthed Frankenstein's monster...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePRAISE FOR THE SPECIMENS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"Beguiling and atmospheric\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e HEAT MAGAZINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"A fresh, feminine take on the horrors of Scotland's most notorious serial killers\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e SALLY MAGNUSSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"Gruesomely gripping, this story will stay with you for a long time\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e SUE LAWRENCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"Mairi Kidd holds a lantern up to the brutality of women's lives in Burke, Hare and Knox's Edinburgh\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e LUCY RIBCHESTER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black \u0026 White Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43601387913422,"sku":"9781785306471","price":29.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781785306471_a.png?v=1784526404","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxoscp-the-specimens-9781785306471","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}