{"product_id":"the-resurrectionist-deluxe-stenciled-edges","title":"The Resurrectionist: Deluxe Stenciled Edges","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith vibes of \u003ci\u003ePenny Dreadful, The Knick, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eANATOMY: A Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e, this deliciously macabre gothic debut braids historical fiction, dark academia, horror, and even true crime into a harrowing tale of murder, greed, queer desire and the grisly origins of modern medicine, as - as a young medical student is lured into the illicit underworld of body snatching. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now in trade paperback with *Deluxe Stenciled Edges* and interior cover design for readers of Lydia Kang, ML Rio, Sarah Perry, and C.E. McGill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdinburgh, Scotland, 1828.\u003c\/i\u003e James Willoughby has abandoned his posh, sheltered life at Oxford to pursue a lifelong dream of studying surgery in Edinburgh. The university offers everything James desires--except the chance to work on a human cadaver. For that, he must 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. But James soon realizes he's made a devil's bargain . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNye is a body snatcher. And James has unwittingly become his accomplice, rapidly descending into the underground ranks of the Resurrectionists--the body snatchers infamous for stealing fresh corpses from churchyards to be used as anatomical specimens. Before long, James is caught up in a life-or-death scheme as rival snatchers compete in a morbid race for power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames and Nye soon find themselves in the crosshairs of a pair of opportunists known as Burke and Hare. These unsavory characters will do anything to beat the competition for bodies. Even if it's cold-blooded murder . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExquisitely macabre and delightfully entertaining, \u003ci\u003eThe Resurrectionist\u003c\/i\u003e combines fact and fiction in a tale of the risks and rewards of scientific pursuit, the passions of its boldest pioneers, and the anatomy of human desire.","brand":"A. Rae Dunlap","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52114717081901,"sku":"BS-8XD-750358","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/9781496750358-HD.jpg?v=1780669217","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-resurrectionist-deluxe-stenciled-edges","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}