"Clare has carefully researched the period she is writing about and
offers authentic, engaging historical detail, but her real gift is
as a superb storyteller whose clever, twisty plots; believable
characters; and skillful writing will engross the reader from first
page to last" Booklist Starred Review 1603. Former ship's surgeon
Gabriel Taverner is attempting to re-establish himself as a country
physician in rural Devon. But it's not easy to gain the locals'
trust, and a series of disturbing incidents, increasing in menace
and intensity, convinces him that at least one person does not
welcome his presence. Called out to examine a partially decomposed
body found beside the river, Gabriel discovers that he has a
personal connection to the dead man. Teaming up with Coroner
Theophilus Davey to find out how the man died, Gabriel uncovers
some darker aspects of the lucrative silk trade which operates from
nearby Plymouth. The more he finds out, the more frighteningly
apparent it becomes that the people closest to him have been
keeping dangerous secrets.
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