Lesley McDowell

A fascinating, forensic deep-dive - DENISE MINA Beautifully written, richly evoked and utterly gripping - EVA DOLAN A seductive tale of sex and death - SARA SHERIDAN * 1857, Glasgow. A young socialite named Madeleine Smith stands accused of murdering her lover. Thousands wait outside the court to hear the result. The scandalous nature of the affair, detailed explicitly in...

The spellbinding, bold new retelling of the story of Lord Byron and the Shelleys, from the perspective of Claire Clairmont, the incredible woman that history tried to forget. Beautifully written, Clairmont tells the sensuous hidden story of an influential historic woman. Sara Sheridan, author of The Fair Botanists, Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year An absorbing, intoxicating page-turner about a...