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Published on Nov 13, 2025 | 352 Pages
‘Superbly imagined. As tautly strung as quivering bow before it shoots its poisoned arrow…A Dickensian delight.’ Essie Fox
Daughter. Murderer. Saviour.
London, 1835.
To high society, Estella is the perfect lady. But her fair face hides dark secrets. What has she done with her husband? And will her past crimes come back to haunt her?
Desperate to escape her troubled life, she visits her friend, Lady Taykall. But when a servant girl disappears, Estella stumbles on a horrifying web of crimes and feels the old fire for vengeance burning inside her.
To mete out her own brand of dark justice she must risk everything.
Even if it means she cannot survive.
Great Expectations meets Killing Eve in this stunningly dark Gothic crime thriller, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Macneal, Stacey Halls, and Jessie Burton.
Daughter. Murderer. Saviour.
London, 1835.
To high society, Estella is the perfect lady. But her fair face hides dark secrets. What has she done with her husband? And will her past crimes come back to haunt her?
Desperate to escape her troubled life, she visits her friend, Lady Taykall. But when a servant girl disappears, Estella stumbles on a horrifying web of crimes and feels the old fire for vengeance burning inside her.
To mete out her own brand of dark justice she must risk everything.
Even if it means she cannot survive.
Great Expectations meets Killing Eve in this stunningly dark Gothic crime thriller, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Macneal, Stacey Halls, and Jessie Burton.
Author
Barbara Havelocke
Barbara is an international bestselling author, whose psychological thrillers have topped Amazon and Kobo. Her writing career started in journalism, interviewing the real victims of crime – and the perpetrators. The realistic, complex characters who populate her fiction reflect this deep understanding. When not writing, Barbara is found walking her two dogs, Scamp and Buddy, or taking photos of wildlife.
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