People of Abandoned Character – Clare Whitfield
Set in London in 1888, after the death of her family Susannah is left alone, so she rushes into marriage with a young and wealthy surgeon, Thomas. After a passionate honeymoon, they return to London, and then everything begins to change. Thomas becomes increasingly volatile and violent. He begins to stay out all night and when he returns, he’s covered in blood.
Susannah soon hears stories of women being brutahttps://shanbooks.co.uk/interesting-facts-about-space-by-emily-austin-review/lly murdered in Whitechapel, and then she begins to suspect that her new husband might be Jack the Ripper.
The Christie Affair – Nina de Gramont
In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. She was found safe in a hotel and claimed she couldn’t remember what happened to her. This is a fictional account of what might have happened.
Told from the perspective of the mistress of Christie’s husband, we read about why a woman would decide to ruin a marriage, and why Agatha Christie would disappear without a trace.
A Million to One – Adiba Jaigirdar
Josefa, Emilie, Hinnah, and, Violet seem to have nothing in common, but they’re united by one goal: to steal a jewel-encrusted book aboard the RMS Titanic. They all have their reasons for wanting the money, but careless mistakes, old grudges, and a budding romance put them in incredible danger when tragedy strikes.
Stalking Jack the Ripper – Kerri Maniscalco
17-year-old Audrey Rose was born into a life of wealth and privilege but she has a secret forbidden life – she’s been studying forensic medicine with her uncle. And, they’ve recently been dragged into the investigation of a savage serial murderer… but the search for answers brings her closer to her own life than she would ever expected.
Bright Young Women – Jessica Knoll
In 1978, a serial killer has been targeting women across the Pacific Northwest, but his existence couldn’t be further from the minds of the young women at a sorority at Florida State University. Until, Pamela Schumacher, president of the sorority, is woken up in the middle of the night by a strange sound. Over the next few days, Pamela is thrust into a terrifying mystery inspired by a crime that has captivated the public interest for decades.
On the other side of the country, Tina has found peace in her life in Seattle and she soon forms an instant connection with another woman, Ruth. But when Ruth goes missing at a lake in broad daylight, Tina devotes her entire life to figuring out what happened to her. She becomes convinced that the All-American Sex Killer was the one to kill Ruth, and travels to Florida where she convinces Pamela that the same killer targeted her sorority.
The Name of the Star – Maureen Johnson
Rory Deveaux moves from Louisana to London to start a new life at an English boarding school on the same day that someone begins recreating the horrifying murders of Jack the Ripper. The police are left with no leads but one day, Rory sees a mysterious man near one of the crime scenes and believes him to be a main suspect. Except that no one else could see him.
Rory soon finds herself the next target and must find out what is going on and where the suspect went.
The Girls – Emma Cline
At the start of the summer in 1960s Northern California, Evie Boyd sees a group of girls drinking in the park and is immediately caught up in their freedom and carelessness. Soon. Evie is in the thrall of Suzanne, a mesmerising older girl and she’s drawn into the circle of a soon-to-be infamous cult, and the man who is the charismatic leader.
