A Dr. Thomas Silkstone mystery

Tessa Harris

In Georgian England, pioneering anatomist Thomas Silkstone is drawn into a disturbing investigation when a suspicious death exposes secrets that powerful figures would rather keep buried. As he applies emerging forensic methods to a case steeped in deception, Silkstone must navigate dangerous rivalries, social prejudice, and the shadowy world of illicit body-snatching. Blending meticulously researched historical detail with a tense mystery, the novel explores the early development of forensic science, the ethics of medical discovery, and the lengths people will go to conceal the truth.

Tessa Harris

In 1780s London, anatomist and investigator Dr. Thomas Silkstone is drawn into the baffling disappearance of the lone survivor of a disastrous scientific expedition. His search uncovers rumors of a forbidden elixir capable of restoring life, as well as a sinister trade in corpses that reaches into the city’s most respectable circles. Amid grisly murders, scientific ambition, and a quest for vengeance, Silkstone must separate fact from superstition before the secret behind the potion claims more lives. Blending historical detail with atmospheric mystery, the novel explores the uneasy boundary between medical discovery and moral corruption.

Tessa Harris

When the dissolute Sir Edward Crick dies under suspicious circumstances, gossip sweeps through the taverns and drawing rooms of eighteenth-century Oxfordshire—and suspicion falls on his aristocratic brother-in-law. Desperate to clear her husband’s name, Lady Lydia Farrell turns to Dr. Thomas Silkstone, a young Philadelphia anatomist whose unorthodox methods and outsider status make him both an invaluable investigator and a dangerous social curiosity. As Silkstone examines the evidence in the dead and the living, he uncovers secrets that reach far beyond the initial crime, drawing him into a perilous struggle shaped by ambition, privilege, and deception. Blending historical detail with medical intrigue and a tense murder mystery, the novel introduces a compelling sleuth on the cutting edge of science and society.

Tessa Harris

In Georgian England, a strange, suffocating fog descends over Oxfordshire, bringing terror, illness, and the belief that the Devil has come among the villagers. When a father is accused of brutally murdering his own children, pioneering physician Dr. Thomas Silkstone is drawn into an investigation that challenges both his medical expertise and the community’s superstitions. At a troubled estate, he must also help the enigmatic Lady Lydia Farrell uncover the truth about her missing child while confronting threats hidden beneath the natural disaster. Blending historical mystery, atmospheric suspense, and early scientific inquiry, the novel explores the uneasy boundary between reason and belief.

Tessa Harris

In the shadow of Bedlam, physician and anatomist Thomas Silkstone finds Lady Lydia Farrell in desperate circumstances and vows to uncover the truth behind her confinement. His search leads him to the Boughton Estate, where sweeping changes have driven villagers toward anger, violence, and even murder. As Silkstone investigates a suspicious death and fights to save an innocent man from the gallows, he uncovers a dangerous conspiracy rooted in power, injustice, and betrayal. Set against the vivid darkness of Georgian England, this atmospheric historical mystery combines forensic investigation with mounting psychological suspense.

Tessa Harris

In 1775, Lady Lydia Farrell has barely been released from Bedlam when she discovers a brutally murdered aristocrat—and becomes the chief suspect. Wounded after a duel, physician and anatomist Dr. Thomas Silkstone nevertheless undertakes a perilous investigation to clear Lydia’s name, uncovering a ceremonial dagger, a vanished diamond, and rumors of the lost mines of Golconda. As their search draws them into a dangerous world of foreign agents, royal intrigue, buried treasure, and further violence, Lydia and Thomas must confront secrets hidden in both stone and memory. Blending Georgian mystery, forensic investigation, and richly atmospheric historical detail, the novel explores loyalty, obsession, and the cost of uncovering the truth.