Queen of French Noir, Johana Gustawsson returns with a
spell-binding, dazzlingly dark gothic thriller that swings from
Belle Epoque France to 21st-century Quebec, with an extraordinary
mystery at its heart... FIRST in a bewitching new series
'Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told through three
different time frames' Essie Fox 'A wonderfully dark, intricately
woven historical thriller spanning three generations ... it will
have you hooked from the very first page' B A Paris 'This novel is
a whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so
much deeper than you can possibly be ready for' Chris Brookmyre
_________________________________________ Three women Three eras
One extraordinary mystery... 1899, Belle Epoque Paris. Lucienne's
two daughters are believed dead when her mansion burns to the
ground, but she is certain that her girls are still alive and
embarks on a journey into the depths of the spiritualist community
to find them. 1949, Post-War Quebec. Teenager Lina's father has
died in the French Resistance, and as she struggles to fit in at
school, her mother introduces her to an elderly woman at the asylum
where she works, changing Lina's life in the darkest way
imaginable. 2002, Quebec. A former schoolteacher is accused of
brutally stabbing her husband - a famous university professor - to
death. Detective Maxine Grant, who has recently lost her own
husband and is parenting a teenager and a new baby single-handedly,
takes on the investigation. Under enormous personal pressure,
Maxine makes a series of macabre discoveries that link directly to
historical cases involving black magic and murder, secret societies
and spiritism ... and women at breaking point, who will stop at
nothing to protect the ones they love...
_________________________________________ 'I found myself racing
through the book, always wanting one more page, one more chapter. A
wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its
tail' James Oswald 'Gustawsson's writing is so vivid, it's
electrifying. Utterly compelling' Peter James 'I was hooked from
the first page - a stunning and beautifully written gothic thriller
full of atmosphere, intrigue and delight' Alexandra Benedict 'What
a brilliant, brilliant book ... the last chapters knocked me
sideways, and it's a long time since that's happened' Lisa Hall 'A
dark world of elegance and grotesque ... mesmeric' Matt Wesolowski
'Harrowing, compelling, haunting, vivid, twisty and shocking!'
Noelle Holten 'A powerful page-turner' Livres Hebdo 'Fluid,
skilful, fearsome and breathtaking ... the ending is horrifying' La
Marseillaise ***NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IN FRANCE*** FOR FANS OF
Laura Purcell, Elizabeth Macneal, Bridget Collins, Anna Mazzola,
Ambrose Parry and Laura Shepherd-Robinson Praise for Johana
Gustawsson ***Longlisted for the CWA International Dagger*** 'A
satisfying, full-fat mystery' The Times 'Assured telling of a
complex story' Sunday Times 'A real page-turner, I loved it'
Martina Cole 'Dark, oppressive and bloody, but it's also
thought-provoking, compelling and very moving' Metro 'A bold and
intelligent read' Guardian 'Utterly compelling' Woman's Own
'Cleverly plotted, simply excellent' Ragnar Jonasson 'A must-read'
Daily Express 'Bold and audacious' R. J. Ellory 'Gritty,
bone-chilling, and harrowing - it's not for the faint of heart, and
not to be missed' Crime by the Book 'A relentless heart-stopping
masterpiece, filled with nightmarish situations that will keep you
awake long into the dark nights of winter' New York Journal of Book
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