Why read The Resurrectionist?

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Philadelphia. The late 1870s. A city of cobblestone sidewalks and horse-drawn carriages. Home to the famous anatomist and surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a "resurrectionist" (aka grave robber), Dr. Black studied at Philadelphia's esteemed Academy of Medicine, where he develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world's most…

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1 author picked The Resurrectionist as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Nicholas Holloway

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Hudspeth’s debut novel is a compelling fictional biography that blends historical fiction with dark academia—and is a work of anatomical art.

The Resurrectionist is one-part biography of surgeon and anatomist-turned-madman Dr. Spencer Black, one-part a collection of anatomical illustrations of mythological beasts—and a theory that links them with the origins of humankind.

I love a dense and gritty biography (even a fictional one), and this rich account of Dr. Black’s descent from a learned anatomical theorist to a raving lunatic gave me wonderful ideas for the fates of my own characters. My eyes were glued to the author’s anatomical artwork…

From Nicholas' list on The best books for mystery fans experiencing “genre burnout”.