Publisher's Synopsis
Thornleigh Hall, the ornate and forbidding seat of the Earl of Sussex, dominates the surrounding countryside. Harriet Westman has sensed its menace long before she happens upon a dead man bearing the Thornleigh arms. Reclusive anatomist Gabriel Crowther, is persuaded to investigate. That same day, Alexander Adams is killed in a London music shop. His death will lead back to Sussex and an explosive secret that has already destroyed one family and threatens many others.
