At the time, most bodies worked on by anatomists were cold indeed. They were brought to Edinburgh from all over Britain -- some came by way of the Union Canal. The resurrectionists -- body-snatchers -- pickled them in whisky for transportation. It was a lucrative trade."

"But did the whisky get drunk afterwards?"

Devlin chuckled. "Economics would dictate that it did.

Auteur: Ian Rankin