Susanna Calkins attinge profondamente alla sua esperienza storica per creare avvincenti gialli ambientati nel passato. I suoi romanzi sono celebrati per la loro atmosfera autentica e le loro trame intricate che trasportano i lettori attraverso il tempo. Calkins intreccia magistralmente l'accuratezza storica con una narrazione accattivante, creando esperienze di lettura davvero immersive. Il suo lavoro testimonia la sua profonda comprensione sia della storia che dell'arte della suspense.
London, 1667. On her way to a new market to peddle her wares,printer's apprentice Lucy Campion is knocked off her feet by two men in ahurry. When she reaches the desolate crossroads, she discovers why: there,dangling from the hanging tree, is the body of a man. Did he take his life?Lucy is determined to uncover the truth, whatever the danger .
Set in seventeenth-century England, the story follows Lucy Campion, a chambermaid whose monotonous life is shattered by the brutal murder of a fellow servant. As suspicion falls on someone close to her, Lucy is determined to seek the truth in a society where the accused face dire consequences without legal defense. With public executions looming and the threat of plague, she embarks on a perilous quest for justice, navigating a world that often condemns the innocent.
London, 1668. When printer's apprentice Lucy Campion comes to the aid of a desperate young ragpicker, arrested for graverobbing, little does she suspect that the meeting will have unexpected consequences. For when Mercy finds a dead woman in the ruins of Christchurch, dressed in unexpected finery, it's to Lucy who she turns for help ...
London, 1667. Printer's apprentice Lucy Campion is horrified when Magistrate Hargrave is viciously attacked with a brass hourglass during a break-in. The puzzling case is just the start of a series of dark, bizarre crimes. Lucy's determined to get justice for her much-loved former master, but someone is determined to stop her - whatever it takes.