Fiona Mountain Libri

Natasha Blake è un'investigatrice speciale. È un'investigatrice genealogica, una giovane genealogista ambiziosa con una passione per la storia, la cui scelta di carriera è in parte guidata dal mistero delle proprie radici. Le indagini di Natasha sono una questione di vita o di morte, coinvolgendo segreti, scandali e avvenimenti soprannaturali, tragedie dimenticate e crimini sepolti. I sentieri che deve seguire la portano dalla sua casa nei Cotswolds a antiche dimore, cappelle deserte, cimiteri incolti e nel cyberspazio. I suoi clienti possono essere chiunque per cui il passato influisce sul presente: i tormentati, i speranzosi o semplicemente i curiosi. La scomparsa di una giovane ragazza, Bethany, sembra essere in qualche modo collegata a Lizzie Siddall, la modella e artista prerafaellita eterea e inquietante, moglie del pittore Dante Gabriel Rossetti. La vita tragica di Lizzie è stata spezzata da un'overdose di laudano. È stato un incidente o un suicidio? Perché Bethany è così ossessionata da lei e, allo stesso tempo, così determinata a mettersi al di là della portata del suo amante, Adam?

Born into a world seething with treachery and suspicion, Eleanor Goodricke grows up on the Somerset Levels just after the English Civil Wars, heiress to her late mother's estates and daughter of a Puritan soldier who fears for his brilliant daughter with her dangerous passion for natural history - and for butterflies in particular. Her reckless courage will take her to places where no woman of her day ever dared to go. Her fearless ambition will give her a place in history for all time. But it is her passionate heart which will lead her into a consuming love - and mortal peril.

Fiona Mountain's first novel is based upon the true story of Fletcher Christian and Isabella Curwen who grew up together in the Lake District. Fletcher signed on for the Bounty voyage and the rest is history, or is it?

This is the first stunning installment of a riveting new mystery series that uncovers the secrets of the dead. "Pale as the Dead deals with the mysterious death of Lizzie Siddal, a real and fascinating historical figure whose beauty and tragic life have made her into a legend. (She was the model for the famous painting on the cover of the book.) Lizzie's death has always been shrouded in mystery. She is perhaps best known for the macabre story that tells of her husband, the Pre-Raphaelite artists Dante Gabriel Rossetti, having her coffin dug up to retrieve some poems he had buried with her. When the coffin was opened, Lizzie was said to be as beautiful as the day she died. "Pale as the Dead is the story of how the disappearance of a young girl, Bethany, appears to be linked in some way to Lizzie Siddal. Our detective is Natasha Blake, a complex young genealogist with a passion for history. Natasha's career choice is partly driven by the mystery of her own roots--she was abandoned in the hospital as a newborn. Her mother disappeared hours after giving birth, leaving a false name and address and a note on the back of a picture postcard that said simply, "Her name is Natasha." Natasha is hired by the missng girl's lover, Adam, whose own life seems to have plenty of dark shadows. An old diary and famous graveyard lead Natasha into more danger than she bargains for--some people will do ANYTHING to keep a secret!

Die Vergangenheit ist voller Geheimnisse. Manche davon sind tödlich. Einen Stammbaum erstellen: Eigentlich ein ganz normaler Auftrag für die Familienforscherin Natasha Blake. Doch dann wird ihr Auftraggeber Charles Seagrove ermordet. Gerade als Natasha auf die Geschichte zweier ‚Landgirls’ stößt, die im Krieg auf Seagroves’Landgut gearbeitet haben. Beide waren schwanger, beide sind damals spurlos verschwunden … „Eine unvergessliche neue Stimme“. (Daily Mail)