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The ghosts of the past come calling in a spellbinding heart-stopper from the 'Queen of the Northern Gothic'.

About the Author

Wendy Webb knew from the minute she read A Wrinkle in Time at age eleven that she was destined to be a writer. After two decades as a journalist, writing for varied publications including USA Today, the Huffington Post, the Star Tribune, Midwest Living, and others, Wendy wrote her first novel, The Tale of Halcyon Crane. When it won the 2011 Minnesota Book Award for genre fiction, she started writing fiction full-time. Her second and third novels, The Fate of Mercy Alban and The Vanishing, established her as a leading suspense novelist, whom reviewers are calling the Queen of the Northern Gothic. She lives in Minneapolis and is at work on her next novel. Xe Sands is an award-winning narrator known for her authentic characterisations and intimate delivery. She has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration, performance and visual art, including recordings of Wonderland by Stacey D'Erasmo, The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro and Survival Lessons by Alice Hoffman. Sands has also been recognised for her engaging romance narrations and was named Most Impressive Narrator Discovery for titles such as Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins and On Thin Ice by Anne Stuart.

Reviews

'Simultaneously melancholy and sweet at its core.'
*Kirkus Reviews*

'This northern gothic gem is everything that is delicious, spooky, and impossible to put down.'
*Emily Carpenter*