Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: The Burke and Hare Murders 1
4. Chapter One: The Corpus Delicti 9
5. Chapter Two: The Anatomy Wars 25
6. Chapter Three: Burking Invented 53
7. Chapter Four: Sold to Dr. Knox 79
8. Chapter Five: Based on a True Story 100
9. Chapter Six: The Dangerous Classes 126
10. Chapter Seven: Anonymous Subjects 147
11. Chapter Eight: The Criminal Mind 168
12. Chapter Ten: Day in Court 212
13. Chapter Eleven: All That Remains 245
14. Cast of Characters 271
15. Selected Bibliography 301
16. Index 319
17. Acknowledgments 327