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The Bone Garden: A Novel (Reprint Edition) 尸骨花园

The Bone Garden: A Novel (Reprint Edition) 尸骨花园

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作者: Tess Gerritsen （苔丝·格里森）著

出版社: Simon & Schuster

出版时间: 2008-07

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780345497611

定价: 59.80

装帧: 平装

开本: 32开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 512页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>小说

3人买过

Unknownbones,untoldsecrets,andunsolvedcrimesfromthedistantpastcastominousshadowsonthepresentinthedazzlingnewthrillerfromNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorTessGerritsen.
Presentday:JuliaHamillhasmadeahorrifyingdiscoveryonthegroundsofhernewhomeinruralMassachusetts:askullburiedintherockysoil-human,female,and,accordingtothetrainedeyeofBostonmedicalexaminerMauraIsles,scarredwiththeunmistakablemarksofmurder.Butwhoeverthisnamelesswomanwas,andwhateverbefellher,isknowledgelosttoanothertime...
Boston,1830:Inordertopayforhiseducation,NorrisMarshall,atalentedbutpennilessstudentatBostonMedicalCollege,hasjoinedtheranksoflocal"resurrectionists"-thosewhoplundergraveyardsandharvestthedeadforsaleontheblackmarket.Yeteventhisghoulishcommercepalesbesidetheshockingmurderofanursefoundmutilatedontheuniversityhospitalgrounds.Andwhenadistinguisheddoctormeetsthesamegrislyfate,Norrisfindsthattraffickingintheillicitcadavertradehasmadehimaprimesuspect.
Toprovehisinnocence,Norrismusttrackdowntheonlywitnesstohaveglimpsedthekiller:RoseConnolly,abeautifulseamstressfromtheBostonslumswhofearsshemaybethenextvictim.Joinedbyasardonic,keenlyintelligentyoungmannamedOliverWendellHolmes,NorrisandRosecombthecity-fromitsgrimcemeteriesandautopsysuitestoitsglitteringmansionsandcentersofBrahminpower-onthetrailofamaniacalfiendwholurkswhereleastexpected...andwhowaitsforhisnextlethalopportunity.
Withunflaggingsuspenseandpitch-perfectperioddetail,TheBoneGardendeftlyinterweavesthethrillingnarrativesofitsnineteenth-andtwenty-firstcenturyprotagonists,tracingthedarkmysteryatitsheartacrosstimeandplacetoafinaleasingeniouslyconceivedasitisshocking.Bold,bloody,andbrilliant,thisisTessGerritsen'sfinestachievementtodate.
"AnoldmysteryiscrossedwithamodernstoryinthelatestfromGerritsen("TheMephistoClub,"2006,etc.).JuliaHamill,newlydivorcedandstillsmarting,purchasesanoldhouseoutsideBoston.Determinedtodigagarden,sheinsteadfindsthebonesofalong-deadwoman-theapparentvictimofmurder-whichstartsheronajourneytoferretoutthestorybehindherdeath.JuliaconnectswithHenry,ano-nonsense89-year-oldwithboxesofdocumentsthatoncebelongedtothenow-deceasedpreviousownerofJulia'shome.Thetwodiscoveramysterydatingbacktothe1830s.AttheheartofitisababynamedMeggie,borntothebeautifulbutdoomedIrishchambermaid,Aurnia.Marriedtoamanwhocaresnothingforher,Aurnialaysdyinginamaternitywardwithhersister,Rose,atherside.Rose,aspirited17-year-old,takesMeggietoprotectherfromAurnia'shusband,butsoonfindsherselfthetargetofabizarremanhunt.Someoneisafterthechild-andRose,aswell,becauseshewitnessedahorrifyingmurder.ThebodycountpilesupasRosestrugglestoremainfreeofthosewhowouldtakeMeggiefromher.Meanwhile,ayoungmedicalstudentbecomesthechiefsuspectoftheWestEndReaperkillingswhenhestumblesontoanotherterriblehomicide.Althoughhefightstheprospect,eventuallyheandRosejoinforcestosolvethemurdersandprotectthebabyattheheartofthemysteriousdeaths.ReaderswithdelicatestomachsmayfindGerritsen'sgraphicdescriptionsofcorpsedissectionhardtotake,butthestory,whichdigsupadarkBostonoftimeslongpast,enticesreaderstokeepturningpageslongaftertheirbedtimes."
-"KirkusReviews"(starred)
"FromtheHardcoveredition." One

Thepresent

Sothisishowamarriageends,thoughtJuliaHamillassherammedtheshovelintothesoil.Notwithsweetwhispersgoodbye,notwiththelovingclaspofarthritichandsfortyyearsfromnow,notwithchildrenandgrandchildrengrievingaroundherhospitalbed.Sheliftedascoopofearthandflungitaside,sendingrocksclatteringontothegrowingmound.Itwasallclayandstones,goodforgrowingnothingexceptblackberrycanes.Barrensoil,likehermarriage,fromwhichnothinglonglasting,nothingworthholdingonto,hadsprouted.

Shestampeddownontheshovelandheardaclang,felttheconcussionslamupherspineasthebladehitarock—abigone.Sherepositionedtheblade,butevenwhensheattackedtherockatdifferentangles,shecouldnotpryitloose.Demoralizedandsweatingintheheat,shestareddownatthehole.Allmorningshehadbeendigginglikeawomanpossessed,andbeneathherleatherglovesblisterswerepeeledopen.Julia'sdigginghadstirredupacloudofmosquitoesthatwhinedaroundherfaceandinfiltratedherhair.

Therewasnowayaroundit:Ifshewantedtoplantagardeninthisspot,ifshewantedtotransformthisweed-chokedyard,shehadtokeepatit.Thisrockwasinherway.

Suddenlythetaskseemedhopeless,beyondherpunyefforts.Shedroppedtheshovelandslumpedtotheground,rumplandingonthestonypileofdirt.Whyhadsheeverthoughtshecouldrestorethisgarden,salvagethishouse?Shelookedacrossthetangleofweedsandstaredatthesaggingporch,theweatheredclapboards.Julia'sFolly—that'swhatsheshouldnametheplace.Boughtwhenshehadn'tbeenthinkingstraight,whenherlifewascollapsing.Whynotaddmoreflotsamtothewreckage?Thiswastobeaconsolationprizeforsurvivingherdivorce.Atthirty-eightyearsold,Juliawouldfinallyhaveahouseinherownname,ahousewithapast,asoul.Whenshehadfirstwalkedthroughtheroomswiththerealestateagent,andhadgazedatthehand-hewnbeams,spiedthebitofantiquewallpaperpeekingthroughatearinthemanylayersthathadsincecoveredit,she'dknownthishousewasspecial.Andithadcalledtoher,askingforherhelp.

"Thelocation'sunbeatable,"theagenthadsaid."Itcomeswithnearlyanacreofland,somethingyouseldomfindanymorethisclosetoBoston."

"Thenwhyisitstillforsale?"Juliahadasked.
内容简介:
Unknownbones,untoldsecrets,andunsolvedcrimesfromthedistantpastcastominousshadowsonthepresentinthedazzlingnewthrillerfromNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorTessGerritsen.
Presentday:JuliaHamillhasmadeahorrifyingdiscoveryonthegroundsofhernewhomeinruralMassachusetts:askullburiedintherockysoil-human,female,and,accordingtothetrainedeyeofBostonmedicalexaminerMauraIsles,scarredwiththeunmistakablemarksofmurder.Butwhoeverthisnamelesswomanwas,andwhateverbefellher,isknowledgelosttoanothertime...
Boston,1830:Inordertopayforhiseducation,NorrisMarshall,atalentedbutpennilessstudentatBostonMedicalCollege,hasjoinedtheranksoflocal"resurrectionists"-thosewhoplundergraveyardsandharvestthedeadforsaleontheblackmarket.Yeteventhisghoulishcommercepalesbesidetheshockingmurderofanursefoundmutilatedontheuniversityhospitalgrounds.Andwhenadistinguisheddoctormeetsthesamegrislyfate,Norrisfindsthattraffickingintheillicitcadavertradehasmadehimaprimesuspect.
Toprovehisinnocence,Norrismusttrackdowntheonlywitnesstohaveglimpsedthekiller:RoseConnolly,abeautifulseamstressfromtheBostonslumswhofearsshemaybethenextvictim.Joinedbyasardonic,keenlyintelligentyoungmannamedOliverWendellHolmes,NorrisandRosecombthecity-fromitsgrimcemeteriesandautopsysuitestoitsglitteringmansionsandcentersofBrahminpower-onthetrailofamaniacalfiendwholurkswhereleastexpected...andwhowaitsforhisnextlethalopportunity.
Withunflaggingsuspenseandpitch-perfectperioddetail,TheBoneGardendeftlyinterweavesthethrillingnarrativesofitsnineteenth-andtwenty-firstcenturyprotagonists,tracingthedarkmysteryatitsheartacrosstimeandplacetoafinaleasingeniouslyconceivedasitisshocking.Bold,bloody,andbrilliant,thisisTessGerritsen'sfinestachievementtodate.
"AnoldmysteryiscrossedwithamodernstoryinthelatestfromGerritsen("TheMephistoClub,"2006,etc.).JuliaHamill,newlydivorcedandstillsmarting,purchasesanoldhouseoutsideBoston.Determinedtodigagarden,sheinsteadfindsthebonesofalong-deadwoman-theapparentvictimofmurder-whichstartsheronajourneytoferretoutthestorybehindherdeath.JuliaconnectswithHenry,ano-nonsense89-year-oldwithboxesofdocumentsthatoncebelongedtothenow-deceasedpreviousownerofJulia'shome.Thetwodiscoveramysterydatingbacktothe1830s.AttheheartofitisababynamedMeggie,borntothebeautifulbutdoomedIrishchambermaid,Aurnia.Marriedtoamanwhocaresnothingforher,Aurnialaysdyinginamaternitywardwithhersister,Rose,atherside.Rose,aspirited17-year-old,takesMeggietoprotectherfromAurnia'shusband,butsoonfindsherselfthetargetofabizarremanhunt.Someoneisafterthechild-andRose,aswell,becauseshewitnessedahorrifyingmurder.ThebodycountpilesupasRosestrugglestoremainfreeofthosewhowouldtakeMeggiefromher.Meanwhile,ayoungmedicalstudentbecomesthechiefsuspectoftheWestEndReaperkillingswhenhestumblesontoanotherterriblehomicide.Althoughhefightstheprospect,eventuallyheandRosejoinforcestosolvethemurdersandprotectthebabyattheheartofthemysteriousdeaths.ReaderswithdelicatestomachsmayfindGerritsen'sgraphicdescriptionsofcorpsedissectionhardtotake,butthestory,whichdigsupadarkBostonoftimeslongpast,enticesreaderstokeepturningpageslongaftertheirbedtimes."
-"KirkusReviews"(starred)
"FromtheHardcoveredition."
作者简介:
One

Thepresent

Sothisishowamarriageends,thoughtJuliaHamillassherammedtheshovelintothesoil.Notwithsweetwhispersgoodbye,notwiththelovingclaspofarthritichandsfortyyearsfromnow,notwithchildrenandgrandchildrengrievingaroundherhospitalbed.Sheliftedascoopofearthandflungitaside,sendingrocksclatteringontothegrowingmound.Itwasallclayandstones,goodforgrowingnothingexceptblackberrycanes.Barrensoil,likehermarriage,fromwhichnothinglonglasting,nothingworthholdingonto,hadsprouted.

Shestampeddownontheshovelandheardaclang,felttheconcussionslamupherspineasthebladehitarock—abigone.Sherepositionedtheblade,butevenwhensheattackedtherockatdifferentangles,shecouldnotpryitloose.Demoralizedandsweatingintheheat,shestareddownatthehole.Allmorningshehadbeendigginglikeawomanpossessed,andbeneathherleatherglovesblisterswerepeeledopen.Julia'sdigginghadstirredupacloudofmosquitoesthatwhinedaroundherfaceandinfiltratedherhair.

Therewasnowayaroundit:Ifshewantedtoplantagardeninthisspot,ifshewantedtotransformthisweed-chokedyard,shehadtokeepatit.Thisrockwasinherway.

Suddenlythetaskseemedhopeless,beyondherpunyefforts.Shedroppedtheshovelandslumpedtotheground,rumplandingonthestonypileofdirt.Whyhadsheeverthoughtshecouldrestorethisgarden,salvagethishouse?Shelookedacrossthetangleofweedsandstaredatthesaggingporch,theweatheredclapboards.Julia'sFolly—that'swhatsheshouldnametheplace.Boughtwhenshehadn'tbeenthinkingstraight,whenherlifewascollapsing.Whynotaddmoreflotsamtothewreckage?Thiswastobeaconsolationprizeforsurvivingherdivorce.Atthirty-eightyearsold,Juliawouldfinallyhaveahouseinherownname,ahousewithapast,asoul.Whenshehadfirstwalkedthroughtheroomswiththerealestateagent,andhadgazedatthehand-hewnbeams,spiedthebitofantiquewallpaperpeekingthroughatearinthemanylayersthathadsincecoveredit,she'dknownthishousewasspecial.Andithadcalledtoher,askingforherhelp.

"Thelocation'sunbeatable,"theagenthadsaid."Itcomeswithnearlyanacreofland,somethingyouseldomfindanymorethisclosetoBoston."

"Thenwhyisitstillforsale?"Juliahadasked.

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