Book description
A prize-winning, spine-tingling gothic suspense novel based on a real-life murder trial in 1897 West Virginia
'A novel that demands you turn the pages' THE TIMES, BEST HISTORICAL FICTION
'A gothic mystery pulsing with suspense' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Brilliant' IRISH TIMES
'I was tenterhooked from the very first to the…
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Greenbrier County, West Virginia 1897, the trial of Trout Shue, on the charge of killing his young wife, is underway.
Two women stand alone in believing Zona Shue died at the hands of her abusive husband. But now they must prove it. Inspired by a true story, this book is not just a page turner but is exceptional in its prose and a masterclass in how to write beautiful sentences.
The characters are well drawn, especially the lead Lucy Frye, who is herself a gifted writer with the desire to be published in a male-dominated world that says she cannot.…
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