The Shape of Darkness: 'Darkly addictive, utterly compelling' Ruth Hogan

*LAURA PURCELL'S HOUSE OF SPLINTERS IS OUT NOW* Winner of the Historical Crime Book of the Year 2021 Award at the 2022 Fingerprint Crime Awards 'Dripping with atmosphere with a corkscrew plot, Laura Purcell just gets better and better' STACEY HALLS 'It truly kept me guessing to the very last page' SONIA VELTON Wicked deeds require the cover of darkness... A struggling silhouette artist in Victorian Bath seeks out a renowned child spirit medium in order to speak to the dead - and to try and identify their killers - in this beguiling new tale from Laura Purcell. Silhouette artist Agnes is strugg ling to keep her business afloat. Still recovering from a serious illness herself, making enough money to support her elderly mother and her orphaned nephew Cedric has never been easy, but then one of her clients is murdered shortly after sitting for Agnes, and then another, and another... Desperately seeking an answer, Agnes approaches Pearl, a child spirit medium lodging in Bath with her older half-sister and her ailing father, hoping that if Pearl can make contact with those who died, they might reveal who killed them. But Agnes and Pearl quickly discover that instead they may have opened the door to something that they can never put back... What secrets lie hidden in the darkness? EAN: 9781526602541 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 14.10.2021 Beilage: Paperback Autoren: Purcell, Laura Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 401 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Historical Keyword: spooky scary victorian historical gothic; the whispering muse bone china corset silent companions; Haunting Season winter spirits; Halloween Christmassy seasonal gift; 19th century Bath; Thoughtful best personal; Secret Santa stocking filler; Festive last minute bookworm; Great quick present ideas for; silhouette artist; spirit mediums; Séance medium supernatural; Dark atmospheric; Horror creepiness; Cosy fire fireside fireplace read; Make you scared; Creepy Goth; Spine chiller chilling; Samhain winter; Haunting haunted tale; Dare daring reader; October autumn dark evening; Sinister eerie stormy night; Paranormal; Gripping compelling; Menacing unsettling Fachschema: Englische Belletristik / Historischer Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Historischer Roman, Erzählung~Horror / Romane, Erzählungen, Heftromane~Victorianisch~Viktorianisch Fachkategorie: Historischer Roman~Historische Kriminalromane~Horrorliteratur und Übernatürliches Imprint-Titels: Raven Books Länge: 198 mm Breite: 132 mm Höhe: 30 mm Gewicht: 290 gr Produktform: Kartoniert