The Wicked Cometh: The addictive historical mystery - Hardcover

Carlin, Laura

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2,188 ratings by Goodreads

9781473661370: The Wicked Cometh: The addictive historical mystery

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1473661374 ISBN 13: 9781473661370

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2018

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'We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because WE are the bad sort . . .'

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG BREAKTHROUGH AUTHOR AWARD

'Beguiling' Stylist

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Down the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place and the city's vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape the slums by any means possible.

When Hester is thrust into the world of the aristocratic Brock family, she leaps at the chance to improve her station in life under the tutelage of the fiercely intelligent and mysterious Rebekah Brock.

But whispers from her past slowly begin to poison her new life and both she and Rebekah are lured into the most sinister of investigations, dragging them into the blackest heart of a city where something more depraved than either of them could ever imagine is lurking. . .

A compelling page-turner from a gifted new voice in historical fiction, The Wicked Cometh is the perfect read for fans of The Witchfinder's Sister, Fingersmith and The Essex Serpent.

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'Carlin can tell a good story' Observer

'Contains lovely, lyrical writing . . . and a heady romance at its heart' Sunday Express

'A deliciously dark confection of a novel' Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things

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Review:

This deliciously dark confection of a novel has as many twists and turns as the London backstreets of its setting and I devoured it in two sittings! (Ruth Hogan, author of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS)

Contains lovely lyrical writing . . . and a heady romance at its heart (Sunday Express)

Carlin's great at conjuring up an image of darkest 1800s London, while her female characters are both of their time, while also being witty and modern (Stylist)

Satisfying (The Times)

Splendidly diverting . . . Spirited and highly readable (Irish Times)

The darkest corners of Georgian London are gleefully drawn in this brilliant story (Emerald Street)

A delightful romp. I can't wait to see what Carlin writes next (Lauren James, author of THE NEXT TOGETHER)

Laura Carlin earns every single comparison to Sarah Waters she's going to get. It's a sterling, historical, dark, twisty novel (Kaite Welsh Radio 4 Open Book)

A captivating debut that brings the squalid and sinister Georgian London to life . . . will appeal to fans of vintage gothic � la Wilkie Collins and Sarah Waters (BookRiot)

Charming and a delight to read. An added bonus is that the cover of this book is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. (Yorkshire Post)

Book Description:

Even in the darkest of times, you cannot bury the truth . . . A debut historical novel that will appeal to fans of Sarah Waters and The Essex Serpent.

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