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Revered for classics like Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson remains one of literature's grandest talents. Inspired by the infamous Burke and Hare murders in early 19th-century Scotland, this chilling tale follows a young doctor who becomes involved in a dark scheme to supply his anatomy class with new subjects. As assistant to his anatomy instructor, Doctor Fettes is given the job of receiving fresh cadavers for his class. Since the matter is such a delicate business, Fettes is told to simply pay the transporters and not ask any questions. But when Fettes recognizes one of the bodies as a young woman he knows to have been alive and well the day before, he begins to wonder just how these poor souls are meeting their end.