Long ago her family prospered due to a deal struck with the mer, the terrifying creatures who live in the depths of the sea: safety for their merchant ships in return for a child of each generation. Select the department you want to search in. Orphaned as a young child, Mirin O'Malley has been brought up by her grandparents on their isolated, rambling estate Hob's Hallow. Its author turned to writing after 28 years of working. But whispers from her past slowly begin to poison her new life and both she and Rebekah are lured into the most sinister of investigations, dragging them into the blackest heart of a city where something more depraved than either of them could ever imagine is lurking. Requiem for a Knave: Carlin, Laura: 9781473661462: Books - Amazon.ca. The Wicked Cometh She told us about the novel's semi-autobiographical romance, based on her and her partner's experience growing up gay in a. The Wicked Cometh, publishing on 8th February 2018, is an historical novel set in an atmospheric London with a love story at its heart. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape the slums by any means possible.When Hester is thrust into the world of the aristocratic Brock family, she leaps at the chance to improve her station in life under the tutelage of the fiercely intelligent and mysterious Rebekah Brock. Down murky alleyways, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place and Londons vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. Scarcely a week passes without the occurrence of an incident of this type' - The Morning Herald, Tuesday 13 September 1831Down the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place and the city's vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. She lives in a book-filled house in beautiful rural Derbyshire with her family and a very naughty cat. ''This newspaper has taken note that the past month has been remarkable for the prevalence of cases where men, women and children are declared missing. Laura Carlin left school at sixteen to work in retail banking and it was only after leaving her job to write full-time that she discovered her passion for storytelling and exploring pockets of history through fiction.

Set in 1831 during the short reign of William IV and people are going missing.

'We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because WE are the bad sort. The Wicked Cometh is the debut novel from author Laura Carlin.

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