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I had a lot of problems with this novel, mainly disappointment in the author's ability to convince me that this very young man was indeed an expert in his career field. There is such a disconnect between the world of 1780 and today that an author must work doubly hard to convince a reader that a 25 year old man can have been practicing medicine for eight years and be considered an expert in his field. Granted, lives and careers moved at a different pace during that time period but this character never showed any evidence of the gravitas which should have been required to have worked his way to the top of his profession. Dr. Thomas Silkstone is the wunderkind of which I speak and he lectures and teaches anatomy at Oxford University in England despite being a Colonial from Philadelphia. Lady Lydia Farrell has approached Dr. Silkstone to request that he perform an examination on the body of her brother Edward. Rumor has begun to spread that Lady Lydia's own husband may have had some hand in the death of the young Sir Edward and time is running short for any type of postmortem examination. Dr. Silkstone is genuinely curious as to the cause of death, but his agreement to look into the matter also has a great deal to do with his attraction to the lovely Lydia.

In the first place, if you make the decision to read a novel dealing with this type of subject matter you need to be prepared to read some passages which are necessarily uncomfortable for you. Unless this is your chosen profession or you are like me, just plain curious. The descriptions of the decomposition of corpses can be quite disturbing and this novel is filled from beginning to end with them so make certain you are prepared for that. I felt the author did a fairly good job in depicting her chosen time and place without relying completely on English weather or sanitary conditions of London and Oxford in the 1780s. Then she went and spoiled it by throwing in a pet albino rat and even went to the trouble to explain to readers in a Glossary what an albino rat is. Oh, dear. And the names she chose for some of her characters. Oh, dear again. The first half of the novel is more given over to explanations of scientific and medical experimentation in anatomy and forensic investigation and I think the slow, methodical method of the writing indicated just how daunting the task was which this doctor had set for himself. Essentially he was trying to come up with a chemical analysis process of liquids to separate out and identify individual components without having the least idea of how to do that. Interesting reading for a short time, but not so much in regards to moving the mystery plot forward.

This author set herself a hard task. She needed to have her expert witness appear to be an expert in a discipline which had not been invented yet. The mystery aspect wasn't very well done even though there were possible culprits hiding behind every bush. There was a lot going on. The solutions to the mysteries were not so much solved by Dr. Silkstone as simply resolved as having been committed by the last person remaining. The romantic interest seemed to rather overpower the mystery portions of the novel and that was a problem for me because I read mysteries for the mystery. Not a book I enjoyed very much and yet I wanted to see how the author was going to resolve all the problems she had set herself. I have already purchased the next book in the series, The Dead Shall Not Rest (Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries), but I expect I will allow some time to pass before I decide to give that one a go.


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The Anatomist Apprentice Dr Thomas Silkstone Mystery Tessa Harris 9780758266989 Books Reviews

A story set in the dawn of a new era, where doctors are being more exposed to and learning from studies of the internal workings of the human body. The main character, Dr. Thomas Silkstone, is a young anatomist from Philadelphia, now studying under England's foremost surgeon who has lost his eyesight. Busy with teasing and learning more about the field he is working in, Silkstone takes on a new challenge — that of trying to help Lady Lydia Farrell solve the murder of her brother and find the truth of whether her husband is the murderer. While he diligently attempts to find out what killed the man, Silkstone finds himself drawn to Lady Lydia. As he finds himself more involved with the mystery and the woman, he finds his life threatened and with time running out, Silkstone must overrule his own desires and wishes to discover the truth. A good first in a new series.
The Anatomist's Apprentice is a story of the early days of forensic pathology. Thomas Silkstone is a 25-year-old anatomist. Born in America he is at Oxford. When Sir Edward Crick dies under mysterious circumstances Dr. Silkstone is called in to investigate the death. He soon gets caught in a web of lies, deceit and more death.

This was a fairly enjoyable mystery set at about the time of the American Revolution. Sometimes it was a really graphic look at forensics. At other times it was an over-ripe love story. It reminded me of those Victorian novels where the damsel is always in distress and needs rescuing. The mystery was actually good, with lots of red herrings and suspects, but the end was a little bit over the top, with bodies dropping like flies.

The book wasn't that well written but I both listened to the audio and read the ebook (whispersync); I very much preferred the audio version. The narrator is Simon Vance, a truly gifted reader and he was able to make the book sound better than it probably was. Still I enjoyed it enough to probably read the next book in the series - well maybe I'll just listen to it if Vance is the narrator again.
Harris has put together a murder mystery of delicious complexity. The anatomy and chromatography forensics were interesting though as a scientist I understand the science today but will have to defer to the author that she actually researched and used the science of the time. The tempo, wording and attitudes/reactions of the characters felt tight for the time.

I plan on reading book 2. As I am not a fan of bed hopping of all main characters in this book, we'll see if the sequel settles down to focus on the plot and forensics and mystery not on who is sleeping around.

The author should be applauded for originality of the premise. Kudos!

I was a bit disturbed by the POV changes. Head hopping within a paragraph including going omniscient was distracting but the story out shown the editing needs of the book. Not bad but it did show up occasionally.

I recommend this as a great read for lovers of mysteries of this time period.
Not sure what I think of this book or these characters. Almost too much going on and yet some of it was predictable. Random sentences are very romance-y and serve no purpose like not even delivering on the romance premise. Not clear what is wrong with characters like Dr. Silkstone says things about being in favor of the American Revolution but is more thrown in like spice not actual character development. Might give the next a try but not convinced.
The plot of this novel sounded intriguing and the first few chapters were interesting and well written. Soon after that it descended to the level of romance novel--a genre I find insulting and silly. This writer has the talent to turn out a good book and this could have been a very good book. I am sorry she chose to waste her talents. This story could easily have earned five stars and I think the author has the ability to write it that way. I only wish she would have, but I cannot recommend this to anyone but an avid romance reader, and I think they might find it lacking.
I had a lot of problems with this novel, mainly disappointment in the author's ability to convince me that this very young man was indeed an expert in his career field. There is such a disconnect between the world of 1780 and today that an author must work doubly hard to convince a reader that a 25 year old man can have been practicing medicine for eight years and be considered an expert in his field. Granted, lives and careers moved at a different pace during that time period but this character never showed any evidence of the gravitas which should have been required to have worked his way to the top of his profession. Dr. Thomas Silkstone is the wunderkind of which I speak and he lectures and teaches anatomy at Oxford University in England despite being a Colonial from Philadelphia. Lady Lydia Farrell has approached Dr. Silkstone to request that he perform an examination on the body of her brother Edward. Rumor has begun to spread that Lady Lydia's own husband may have had some hand in the death of the young Sir Edward and time is running short for any type of postmortem examination. Dr. Silkstone is genuinely curious as to the cause of death, but his agreement to look into the matter also has a great deal to do with his attraction to the lovely Lydia.

In the first place, if you make the decision to read a novel dealing with this type of subject matter you need to be prepared to read some passages which are necessarily uncomfortable for you. Unless this is your chosen profession or you are like me, just plain curious. The descriptions of the decomposition of corpses can be quite disturbing and this novel is filled from beginning to end with them so make certain you are prepared for that. I felt the author did a fairly good job in depicting her chosen time and place without relying completely on English weather or sanitary conditions of London and Oxford in the 1780s. Then she went and spoiled it by throwing in a pet albino rat and even went to the trouble to explain to readers in a Glossary what an albino rat is. Oh, dear. And the names she chose for some of her characters. Oh, dear again. The first half of the novel is more given over to explanations of scientific and medical experimentation in anatomy and forensic investigation and I think the slow, methodical method of the writing indicated just how daunting the task was which this doctor had set for himself. Essentially he was trying to come up with a chemical analysis process of liquids to separate out and identify individual components without having the least idea of how to do that. Interesting reading for a short time, but not so much in regards to moving the mystery plot forward.

This author set herself a hard task. She needed to have her expert witness appear to be an expert in a discipline which had not been invented yet. The mystery aspect wasn't very well done even though there were possible culprits hiding behind every bush. There was a lot going on. The solutions to the mysteries were not so much solved by Dr. Silkstone as simply resolved as having been committed by the last person remaining. The romantic interest seemed to rather overpower the mystery portions of the novel and that was a problem for me because I read mysteries for the mystery. Not a book I enjoyed very much and yet I wanted to see how the author was going to resolve all the problems she had set herself. I have already purchased the next book in the series, The Dead Shall Not Rest (Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries), but I expect I will allow some time to pass before I decide to give that one a go.