![]() The novel is set in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1863, a city that “felt like a powder keg ready to explode,” thanks to A longtime reporter for The Scotsman newspaper, he imagines, in Hare, what became of Burke’s criminal cohort. ![]() Burke was hanged in late January 1829, while Hare … well, history has no firm record of what he did after fleeing the Scottish capital. After being caught, Hare made a deal to testify against his partner-in-crime in exchange for his own freedom. Their corpses to an illustrious anatomist, Dr. As I explain in my review, the book resurrects William Hare, who with fellow Irish “navvy” William Burke, murdered at least 15 people in Edinburgh during the late 1820s in order to sell The subject this week is Hare (Knox Robinson), an imperfect but nonetheless captivating historical thriller by Scottish journalist-turned-author Peter Ranscombe. ![]() Have you noticed yet that my new Kirkus Reviews column has been posted? Here it is. Author Peter Ranscombe with William Burke’s skeleton, which is housed at the University of Edinburgh’s Anatomical Museum. ![]()
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