LONDON. 1837 The city streets teem with filth and the stench of corruption. The pieces of a woman's dismembered body have begun appearing across the city. Sarah Gale: a seamstress and a mother, convieted for her role in the murder, still protesting her innocence. Edmund Fleetwood: an idealistic lawyer struggling with his own demons, appointed to investigate her petition for mercy. Yet although Sarah has everything to lose, it is Edmund who becomes obsessed with the case, determined to establish why this woman seems so set on walking to the gallows... 'A twisting tale of family secrets and unacknowledged desires. Intricately plotted and extremely convincing in its evocation of the everyday realities of 1830s London, this is a fine first novel' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Set in a vividly imagined Victorian London - from the seamy horrors of Newgate Gaol to the bloated inns of court - this is a wonderful combination of a thrilling mystery and a perfectly depicted period piece. A brilliant debut' SUNDAY MIRROR

Author

Anna Mazzola