The Resurrectionist
By A. Rae Dunlap

Death is only the beginning…⚰️'Breathtaking … A new talent [in] the field of gothic historical literature'NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS'Devilishly macabre … As dark as a midnight graveyard'and PATRICE McDONOUGH'Hauntingly gothic, intimately told, and wickedly, wonderfully grotesque'and MARIELLE THOMPSON*#1 BOOK OF THE MONTH - AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK**A USA TODAY BESTSELLER*⚰️In this gothic, twisty debut historical novel, a young medical student is lured into the underworld of body snatching in 19th-century Edinburgh … and unexpectedly falls in love.1828.and James Willoughby arrives in Edinburgh with empty pockets a dream of studying surgery. Desperate to scrape together fees for the city's leading anatomy school, he strikes a deal with Nye MacKinnon, a dashing young dissectionist who shows James a way into this elite academic realm … via the cemetery.James descends with Nye into the underground ranks of the Resurrectionists - men infamous for stealing fresh corpses and selling them to professors as anatomical specimens. Before he knows it, they are caught up in a life-or-death scheme as rival gangs of snatchers compete in a morbid race for power and prestige. And as James and Nye lock eyes across graves and dissection tables, they soon realise that they yearn to be more than partners in academic crime …The Resurrectionistand is a thrilling tale of queer love, murder, and the grisly origins of modern medicine.⚰️A “BEST NEW HORROR NOVEL OF THE MONTH -and ESCAPIST MAGAZINEand AND BOOKBUB.COMA “MOST-ANTICIPATED NEW QUEER BOOK OF THE MONTH -and BOOKRIOT⚰️Real readers loveand The Resurrectionist!'⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ THIS YEAR. It had everything: from the atmospheric historical setting and exhilarating plot, to the wonderful, charming characters.and I WILL TREASURE IT FOR YEARS TO COME''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and OH MY GOD!and I am in love.and IF YOU LIKE CLASSIC GOTHICS LIKE FRANKENSTEIN AND DRACULA, YOU SHOULD READ THIS''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I could not put this book down, andand IT WILL DEFINITELY BE A BOOK I REREAD MANY TIMES''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The pacing, humour, and twists and turns will keep youand HUNGRILY READING INTO THE NIGHT. Unhinged, unsettling andand UTTERLY UNMISSABLE''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I can't even emphasize it enoughand HOW IMMERSIVEand it all was.and IT'S MY NEW FAVOURITE BOOK, and I actually feel like I'm going crazy becauseand I NEED A HARD COPY TO HIGHLIGHT AND ANNOTATE''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and MY FAVOURITE READ OF THE YEAR. Wow wow wow. The entire book felt like reading poetry… James and Nye are both soand CHARMING, DETAILED AND WONDERFUL CHARACTERS''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I thinkand The Resurrectionistand isand ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE BOOKS. Aneurin is my absolute love. I loved the story so dearly''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and A RIVETING TALE OF DARK ACADEMIA AND TRUE CRIME… Also, the romanceand HAD ME SWOONING''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and NOTHING SHORT OF PHENOMENALand … My favourite book of the year.and RUN, DON'T WALK, TO YOUR NEAREST BOOKSTORE''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and I FINISHED THIS BOOK WANTING TO READ IT AGAIN, and to buy a physical copy to underlineand ALL THE AMAZING QUOTESand I marked''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and BEAUTIFULLY DARK WRITINGand and lovely characters… Managed toand RIP MY HEART OPEN ON EVERY PAGE AND HEAL IT ON THE NEXT''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This book is filled withand CREEPY VIBES, AMAZING HUMOUR, IMPECCABLE WRITINGand and a story that will have you absolutely hooked…and ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE BOOKS''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I. Could. Not. Put. This. Book. Down. This novel is shocking, gruesome, and disturbing; but at the same time, it isand HEARTWARMING AND UPLIFTING! I will be recommending this to everyone, and A. Rae Dunlap isand OFFICIALLY ONE OF MY AUTO-BUY AUTHORS''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and SUCH A FUN CONCEPT''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and THIS BOOK CAME ALIVEand for me and filled the days I read it withand SUCH WONDER. IT'S JUST LIKE TIME TRAVEL''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and IF A SEQUEL CAME OUT, I'D BUY IT IN A FLASH''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and WILL APPEAL TO A WIDE VARIETY OF READERS. It is a dark, macabre story that isand PERFECT FOR FALL OR WINTER READING''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and I GOT SO ATTACHED TO THE CHARACTERS''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and THE SETTING IS SUPER INTERESTINGand and the plotand KEPT ME IN ITS GRIP''⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️and I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS! I DON'T THINK I'VE READ ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS'⚰️Further praise…'Vivid, twisty, rollicking, sometimes macabre, always entertaining'and BOOKTRIB'This twisty tale of body snatching offers wickedly spooky fun!'and BOOKBUB.COM'Drawing comparisons to Caleb Carr'sand The Alienist'LIBRARY JOURNAL