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Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond, an old‑fashioned and pragmatic officer, discovers a skeletal hand during renovations in the vault beneath Bath’s historic Pump Room. He initially assumes it to be of archaeological origin, but the modern nature of the bones forces him to dig deeper. Parallel to Diamond’s investigation is a visiting American academic whose research on Mary Shelley’s *Frankenstein*—written in the house next to the vault—raises questions about a potential link between the novel’s themes and a contemporary murder, or even multiple murders. As Diamond and the scholar navigate Bath’s layered past, they confront both the city’s rich heritage and the unsettling mystery that threatens to bind history with present‑day danger.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: P Lovesey
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