# The Coral Thief

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- Book: [The Coral Thief](https://www.bookquiver.com/rebecca-stott/the-coral-thief) ([The Coral Thief.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/rebecca-stott/the-coral-thief.md))
- Authors: [Rebecca Stott](https://www.bookquiver.com/rebecca-stott)
- Publisher: w_n
- ISBN: 978-07-5382-710-9
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2010-11-11
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A powerful and gripping historical thriller for fans of The Essex Serpernt and The Miniaturist. 'Original and evocative ... a mesmerising thriller' Daily Telegraph 'Full of twists and turns' Scotsman 'An enthralling exploration of revolutionary science in post-revolutionary France' Guardian 'A book of penetrating humanity and a vivid evocation of Paris' Financial Times Paris, 1815. Daniel Connor, a young medical student from Edinburgh, has just arrived in Paris to study anatomy at the Jardin des Plantes - only to realise that his letters of introduction and a gift of precious coral specimens, on which his tenure depends, have been stolen by the beautiful woman with whom he shared a stagecoach. In the fervour and tumult of post revolutionary Paris, nothing is quite as it seems. In trying to recover his lost valuables, Daniel discovers that his beautiful adversary is in fact a philosopher-thief who lives in a shadowy world of outlaws and émigrés. As Daniel embark on a passionate love affair with the Coral Thief, he is drawn to join her salon of thieves to execute one last breathtakingly bold robbery...