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The Cadaver of Gideon Wyck

Alexander Laing (1934)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16+
Goodreads3.72

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathBody HorrorMurder

Protagonist archetypes

Detective / Investigator

Synopsis

Recounts the disappearance of Gideon Wyck, an ailing, controversial surgical college teacher and medical researcher whose embalmed cadaver eventually resurfaces in a hermetically sealed vault in the college dissection lab. The subsequent investigation embroils numerous members of the community.

Tags

MysteryThrillerMedical MysteryAcademic FictionGothic