Dear Reader, the man I love is trying to kill me...A diary hidden. A crime buried. A secret to be freed...A spellbinding tale of secrets, entrapment and obsession from the author of the BBC2 Between the Covers pick The Dictators Wife.A delicious pageturning mystery within a mystery LIZ HYDERA twisty treasure hunt of a novel... Utterly beguiling LIZZIE POOK It glistens with a hint of the danger that lurks within CHARLOTTE PHILBYClaustrophobic and clever storytelling JANE SHEMILT1932. Emily Blackwood, a young adventuress and plant hunter, travels north for a curious new commission. A gentleman has written to request she catalogue his vast collection of taxidermied creatures before sale.On arrival, Emily finds a ruined castle, its owner haunted by the memory of a woman who disappeared five decades before. And when she discovers the ripped pages of an old diary, crammed into the walls, she realises a dark secret lies here, waiting to entrap her too...Outstanding...has Berrys signature way of drawing a reader in, and keeping hold of them until the very last page. Lovers of crime, mystery and intrigue should order this immediately HARPERS BAZAARIn 1932, adventuress Emily Blackwood journeys to a ruined castle where a treasure hunt sees dark, longburied secrets begin to unravel. The Birdcage Library is wonderfully gothic and immersive NEW EUROPEANAn atmospheric read add in a literary treasure hunt and this is irresistible GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGVery clever. Keeps you glued until the...

Binding: Hardcover;620 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: FA; Weight: 756 g; Dimensions: 163 x 243 x 38

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