Hester Musson

The thrilling new historical mystery from the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Beholders. Scotland, 1886. Lil is an archaeologist who has dedicated herself to a life of rational enquiry. But she is plagued by nightmares which haunt her sleep, and by memories of her mother, a famous medium. As Lil tracks down a mysterious doctor whom she believes will cure...

‘Held me completely in its thrall until the very last line’ — SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN ‘I was hooked from the start’ — DAILY MAIL A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH A TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION DEBUT CROWN PRIZE June, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of the River Thames,...