The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

eBook, 320 pages

English language

Published July 18, 2022 by Del Rey.

ISBN:
978-0-593-35534-3
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Carlota Moreau: a young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of either a genius, or a madman.

Montgomery Laughton: a melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers.

The hybrids: the fruits of the Doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities.

All of them living in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau’s patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction.

For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the …

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Subjects

  • Animal experimentation--Fiction.
  • Fathers and daughters--Fiction.
  • Family secrets--Fiction.
  • Scientists--Fiction.
  • Mexico--Fiction.