A powerful and gripping historical thriller for fans of The Essex
Serpernt and The Miniaturist. 'Original and evocative ... a
mesmerising thriller' Daily Telegraph 'Full of twists and turns'
Scotsman 'An enthralling exploration of revolutionary science in
post-revolutionary France' Guardian 'A book of penetrating humanity
and a vivid evocation of Paris' Financial Times Paris, 1815. Daniel
Connor, a young medical student from Edinburgh, has just arrived in
Paris to study anatomy at the Jardin des Plantes - only to realise
that his letters of introduction and a gift of precious coral
specimens, on which his tenure depends, have been stolen by the
beautiful woman with whom he shared a stagecoach. In the fervour
and tumult of post revolutionary Paris, nothing is quite as it
seems. In trying to recover his lost valuables, Daniel discovers
that his beautiful adversary is in fact a philosopher-thief who
lives in a shadowy world of outlaws and emigres. As Daniel embark
on a passionate love affair with the Coral Thief, he is drawn to
join her salon of thieves to execute one last breathtakingly bold
robbery...
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