London, 1703. Sir Barnaby Mayne has devoted his life to filling his cabinets with rare stones, bones, books, and artifacts. Cecily Kay visits in hopes of finding plants in the crowded cabinets. But when her host is stabbed to death, Cecily finds the confession of the supposed killer unconvincing. To discover the truth, Cecily must enter the world of the collectors, a realm where intellect is distorted by obsession and greed.
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