The Italian Boy a Tale of Murder and Body Snatching in 1830s London by Sarah Wise

The Italian Boy a Tale of Murder and Body Snatching in 1830s London by Sarah Wise is the story of a cause celeb case in Victorian England. In the 19th century there was no system set up to provide corpses for dissection besides for those who were executed. This led to body snatchers being paid for corpses the newer the better. This led to people being murdered for their bodies. The medical profession at the time turned a blind eye and was willfully ignorant about what was going on.

Don't really care for social history but this is actually done quite well.