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The title sets up an image in the reader’s mind that this is a story about a resurrectionist, which it is. I went through many title changes before my agent suggested the current title....
The book cover goes further in that readers will guess it’s about a young woman in Victorian times trying to become a resurrectionist. Yet, there’s something sinister as evidenced by the bloody scalpel in her hand and the blood spots on her gown and handkerchief she carries. The Masquerade Venetian half mask she wears also suggests...[read on]
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--Marshal Zeringue
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