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Even in the darkest of times, you cannot bury the truth . . . A debut historical novel that will appeal to fans of Sarah Waters and The Silent Companions.

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´We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because WE are the bad sort . . .´

´Beguiling´ Stylist

The year is 1831. Down murky alleyways, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place and London´s vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape these slums by any means possible.

When a chance encounter thrusts Hester into the beguiling world of the aristocratic Brock family, she leaps at the chance to improve her station in life. But whispers from her past slowly begin to poison her new existence, and lure her into the most sinister of investigations. As she finds herself dragged into the blackest heart of the city, little does she know that something more depraved than she could ever imagine is lurking. . .

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This deliciously dark confection of a novel has as many twists and turns as the London backstreets of its setting and I devoured it in two sittings! Ruth Hogan, author of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS
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´Carlin can tell a good story´ Observer

´Contains lovely, lyrical writing . . . and a heady romance at its heart´ Sunday Express

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Carlin, Laura
Laura Carlin left school at 16 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. She lives in a book-filled house in beautiful rural Derbyshire with her family (and a very naughty cat). When she´s not writing she enjoys walking in the surrounding Peak District. The Wicked Cometh is her first novel.

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