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Over a hundred years ago, the citizens of F- did something rather
bad. And local school teacher Catherine Evans has made writing the
definitive account of what happened when Ilsbeth Clark drowned in
the well her life's work. The town's people may not want their past
raked up, but Catherine is determined to shine a light upon that
shameful event. For Ilsbeth was an innocent, after all. She was
shunned and ostracised by rumour-mongers and ill-wishers and
someone has to speak up for her. And who better than Catherine, who
has herself felt the sting and hurt of such whisperings? But then a
childhood friend returns to F -. Elena is a successful author whose
book, The Whispers Inside: A Reawakening of the Soul, has earned
her a certain celebrity. In search of a new subject, she takes an
interest in the story of Ilsbeth Clark and announces her intention
to write a book about the long-dead woman, focusing on the natural
magic she believes she possessed. And Elena has everything
Catherine has not, like a platform and connections and no one seems
to care that Elena's book will be pure speculation, tainting
Ilsbeth's memory rather than preserving it. Catherine is determined
that something must be done and plots to blunt her rival's pen.
However she had not allowed for the fact that the past might not be
so dead after all - that something is reaching out from the well,
disturbing her reality. Before summer's over, one woman will be
dead, the other accused of murder . . . but is she really guilty,
or are there other forces at work? And who was Ilsbeth Clark,
really? An innocent? A witch? Or something else entirely?
Discover the darkly addictive new historical crime based on a
twisted true story, from the author of Triflers Need Not Apply
'Creepy and compelling' THE TIMES CRIME CLUB'Atmospheric and
addictive' CRIME MONTHLY'Sinister. A pulse-pounding read' WOMAN
& HOME'A mixture of black humour and psychological insight'
SUNDAY TIMES, 'Best Historical Fiction Books of 2023'Blood is
thicker than water . . . and murder is best kept in the
family__________ Kate Bender has killed before. She has felt the
warm trickle of a man's blood. Known what it is like to hold his
life in her hands. But that is in the past. Laying low in a new
town, she vows to change. When she gains the locals' trust as an
esteemed medium, a life closer to virtue finally seems within
reach. But can Kate deny her lingering urges? For while the town
praise her promising work, she is drawn to darker business behind
closed doors . . .__________ 'I was absolutely captivated.
Chilling, terrifying, utterly addictive, All the Blood We Share is
a beautifully written, spellbinding read for 2023' KAREN COLES,
author of The Asylum Praise for Camilla Bruce 'Extraordinary' The
Times 'Dark glee and tragedy - you'll gobble this up' Laura Purcell
'An amazing book, riveting, heart-breaking and intense. I couldn't
put it down' My Favourite Murder Podcast
Once upon a time, the townspeople of F -. did something bad . . .
Local schoolteacher Catherine Evans has made writing the definitive
account of what happened when Ilsbeth Clark drowned in the well her
life's work. Some don't want the past raked up, but Catherine is
determined to shine a light upon that shameful event. Because
Ilsbeth was an innocent, shunned and ostracized by rumour-mongers
and ill-wishers, and someone has to speak up for her. And who
better than Catherine, who has herself felt the sting and hurt of
such whisperings? And then a childhood friend returns to F -. Elena
is a successful author who's earned a certain celebrity. Now in
search of a new subject, she announces her intention to write a
book about the long-dead woman. And Elena has everything Catherine
has not. A platform. And connections. And no one seems to care that
this book will be pure speculation, tainting Ilsbeth's memory.
Catherine is left with no option but to blunt her rival's pen ...
Before summer is over, one woman will be dead and the other accused
of murder. But is she guilty, or are there other forces at work?
And who was Ilsbeth Clark, really? An innocent? A witch? Or
something else entirely?
'By the end of the third page I was not only hooked, but beginning
to think that this might be the best book I'd read all year.'
Joanne Harris 'I wanted someone to know, you see. To know my truth,
now that I am gone. How everything and none of it happened.'
Everyone knew bestselling novelist Cassandra Tipp had twice got
away with murder. Even her family were convinced of her guilt. So
when she disappears, leaving only a long letter behind, they can
but suspect that her conscience finally killed her. But the letter
is not what anyone expected. It tells two chilling, darkly
disturbing stories. One is a story of bloody nights and magical
gifts, of children lost to the woods, of husbands made from twigs
and leaves and feathers and bones . . . The other is the story of a
little girl who was cruelly treated and grew up crooked in the
shadows . . . But which story is true? And where is Cassie now?
You've never met a woman as dangerous as Bella Sorensen . . . THE
FASCINATING REIMAGINING OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HISTORY'S ORIGINAL
FEMALE SERIAL KILLER 'Extraordinary. Bruce does a marvellous job of
reimagining this real-life murderer, without excusing her crimes'
THE TIMES 'Dark, twisted and dangerously addictive' SAM LLOYD,
bestselling author of THE MEMORY WOOD ________ 1900, Chicago. Bella
Sorenson knows that the world is made for men. They control
everything: jobs, property, money. Marriage makes women like her
their slaves. But now Bella is fighting back. Because she's angry.
She's bloodthirsty. She's willing to kill to get what she wants -
starting with her husband. And then her next husband. And the next
one . . . ________ 'Explosive . . . If you like true crime, you'll
devour this chilling story of revenge' WOMAN'S WEEKLY 'Dark glee,
tragedy . . . Fans of my story The Corset will gobble this up'
LAURA PURCELL 'Come for the fabulous premise, stay for the
razor-sharp portrait of a marvelously complex (and often totally
terrifying) mind . . . Camilla Bruce has absolutely outdone
herself' LAIRD HUNT 'Starts as a revenge story but quickly becomes
so much more. Clever, shocking and horrific in places, it's the
sort of book for which the phrase 'page-turner' was invented' LUCIE
MCKNIGHT HARDY
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