The Corpse Queen

By: Heather M. Herrman

Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins

“Deliciously macabre and utterly decadent.” —Kerri Maniscalco, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stalking Jack the Ripper

In this dark and twisty feminist historical mystery, a teenage girl starts a new life as a grave robber but quickly becomes entangled in a murderer's plans.

Soon after her best friend Kitty mysteriously dies, orphaned seventeen-year-old Molly Green is sent away to live with her "aunt." With no relations that she knows of, Molly assumes she has been sold as a maid for the price of an extra donation in the church orphanage's coffers. Such a thing is not unheard of. There are only so many options for an unmarried girl in 1850s Philadelphia. Only, when Molly arrives, she discovers her aunt is very much real, exceedingly wealthy, and with secrets of her own. Secrets and wealth she intends to share—for a price.

Molly's estranged aunt Ava, has built her empire by robbing graves and selling the corpses to medical students who need bodies to practice surgical procedures. And she wants Molly to help her procure the corpses. As Molly learns her aunt's trade in the dead of night and explores the mansion by day, she is both horrified and deeply intrigued by the anatomy lessons held at the old church on her aunt's property. Enigmatic Doctor LaValle's lessons are a heady mixture of knowledge and power and Molly has never wanted anything more than to join his male-only group of students. But the cost of inclusion is steep and with a murderer loose in the city, the pursuit of power and opportunity becomes a deadly dance.

unique story

First, the narrator did an amazing job. Although I found the MC wishy-washy at times the story kept me engaged. Many twist and turns that I did not see coming. Overall worth the credit

Performance was amazing 👏🏼

It was a struggle to finish but had an interesting conclusion at the end.

So glad I took a chance

This was one of the best books I have ever listened to. I was sure that I would like it at first, but instantly was hooked. If you love that macabre and morbid … this book is for you.

So good!

I enjoyed this one from start to finish! It was seriously hard to STOP listening, and I can't recommend it highly enough!

Captivating

This book was so captivating and well written. It was like no other book I chose to read; and was extremely difficult to stop at times when I had no choice.