Dawn Hildegardβs dream is to become a doctor, but for a woman in the 1920s, this is no easy task. When her best friend Rose is kidnapped by βThe Dollmaker,β a crazed serial killer who creates βartβ from his victimβs bodies, she drops everything to find her. With the help of a handsome new acquaintance and his mysterious brother, Dawn investigates the fascinating case: Women found dead at the sceneβtheir limbs skillfully removed, only to later be found stitched back together, suspended in doll-like positions throughout town in a grotesque display.
While following the trail of clues, Dawn canβt help her growing affection for the brothers, or her sense of unease. The Hemsworth brothers share dark secrets, and both have ties to one of the victims. With time running out, Dawn must use her wits and medical knowledge to find Rose before itβs too late. And before she becomes The Dollmakerβs next victim.
Morgan Shamy is a former ballerina, a freelance writer and editor, and an active member of SCBWI. She has won several awards for her writing, including multiple fiction awards from the Alaska Writers Guild and a first-place win in an online HarperCollins contest. She currently lives with her X-Games gold-medalist husband and four children in Salt Lake City, Utah.