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The Wicked Cometh

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Digital (deliver electronic) / ISBN-13: 9781473661417

Price: £9.99

ON SALE: 1st February 2018

Genre: Fiction & Related Items / Historical Fiction

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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. . .

‘Carlin can tell a good story’ Observer

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

‘A deliciously dark confection of a novel’ Ruth Hogan

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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
Contains lovely lyrical writing . . . and a heady romance at its heart
Sunday Express
Carlin's great at conjuring up an image of darkest 1800s London, while her female characters are both of their time, while also being witty and modern
Stylist
Splendidly diverting . . . Spirited and highly readable
Irish Times
The darkest corners of Georgian London are gleefully drawn in this brilliant story
Emerald Street
A delightful romp. I can't wait to see what Carlin writes next
Lauren James, author of THE NEXT TOGETHER
Laura Carlin earns every single comparison to Sarah Waters she's going to get. It's a sterling, historical, dark, twisty novel
Kaite Welsh, Radio 4 Open Book
A captivating debut that brings the squalid and sinister Georgian London to life . . . will appeal to fans of vintage gothic à la Wilkie Collins and Sarah Waters
BookRiot
Charming and a delight to read. An added bonus is that the cover of this book is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen.
Yorkshire Post
Historical fiction with a lesbian slant usually begs comparison with Sarah Waters, but Carlin is more than up to the task as she carefully weaves an eerie, evocative tale where no one can be trusted and everyone - even Hester herself - has secrets
DIVA Magazine
Richly detailed with well-drawn characters and evocative language, THE WICKED COMETH is an entertaining piece of Victoriana-style literature that's sure to label Carlin as one to watch
Culture Fly
Satisfying
The Times
You can almost taste the gin and the soot . . . but we reckon you'll be enjoying it too much to care
Metro