Bibliograph

The corpse queen, Heather M. Herrman

Type

Label

The corpse queen, Heather M. Herrman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Adolescent

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The corpse queen

Responsibility statement

Heather M. Herrman

Summary

Philadelphia, 1855. As a girl without a family or a penny to her name, seventeen-year-old Molly Green knows her prospects are few. So when an 'aunt' unexpectedly sends for her, Molly is certain the church orphanage has sold her off as a maid. After she arrives at a gated Philadelphia address, Molly is shocked to find that not only is her aunt Ava real, but she is exceedingly wealthy, having built a fortune in the dark and illicit business of robbing graves and selling the corpses to medical schools. Ava wields more power and influence than Molly thought an unmarried woman ever could, and she invites Molly into her intoxicating world, willing to share it all for a price. Molly melds into her new role as a grave robber with surprising ease and newfound ambition, despite the dangers seen and unseen. Then, bodies of missing girls begin to appear around the city. Molly suspects that whatever dark mind is threatening Philadelphia's streets is connected to her new world, but in unmasking the killer, the grave she is digging may be her own

Target audience

adolescent

Creator