Used book – Darwin's Conspiracy, John Darnton

1831. Charles Darwin embarks on the research vessel Beagle. He discovers the Galapagos, after visiting the South American coasts and Tahiti. Upon his return, five years later, he drafts his first hypotheses on natural selection. 1870. Elizabeth Darwin, the naturalist's youngest daughter, confides in her diary the suspicions she harbors about her father, almost paralyzed by a myriad of strange ailments. London, present day. Two young researchers strive to shed light on the genesis of the theory of evolution. Why did Darwin wait twenty-two years before writing "On the Origin of Species"? Why did this adventurer, who explored the wildest lands, refuse to leave his village in Kent? Did he unduly appropriate the work of another? The Darwin Conspiracy: a formidable suspense novel, where the thirst for power, knowledge, and revenge corrupts science.