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Lizzie Pook’s Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge is an undeniable glory of historic fiction. At times deliciously grisly, always addictively entertaining, and laced with gothic atmosphere, it’s a rollercoaster romp of a read that reels with revenge, murder and the courage of two extraordinary women. I defy fans of female-fronted adventure novels not to read this in one sublimely escapist sitting.
London, 1850, and Maude receives the devastating news that her sister Constance has died after leaving their family apothecary for a ship bound for the Arctic, disguised as a boy to overcome the constraints of her sex. According to the letter Maude receives, Constance’s death was “a tragic accident”, but Maud smells a fish and will stop at nothing to get to the truth.
After reading her sister’s ship journal, Maude is drawn deep into London’s grim underbelly, where she encounters all manner of unsavoury men who make their money via ghoulish means. Marvellously macabre in places, and supremely evocative, Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge undulates between murderous intrigue, crisp characterisation and audacious brutality and courage to conjure an intoxicating apothecary’s brew of a book.
Joanne Owen
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Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge Synopsis
In deepest winter, beware the coldest hearts . . .
London, 1850. Constance Horton has disappeared.
Maude, her older sister, knows only that Constance abandoned the apothecary they call home, and, disguised as a boy, boarded a ship bound for the Arctic. She never returned. ‘A tragic accident’, the Admiralty called it. But Maude Horton knows something isn’t right.
When she finds Constance’s journal, it becomes clear that the truth is being buried by sinister forces. To find answers – and deliver justice for her sister – Maude must step into London’s dark underbelly, and into the path of dangerous, powerful men. The kind of men who seek their fortune in the city’s horrors, from the hangings at Newgate to the ghoulish waxworks of Madame Tussaud’s.
It is a perilous task. But Maude has dangerous skills of her own . . .
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781529072891 |
| Publication date: |
1st February 2024 |
| Author: |
Lizzie Pook |
| Publisher: |
Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
323 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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Lizzie Pook Press Reviews
This is escapist fiction at its best. Grisly, addictive fun . . . I devoured it in 24 hours -- Emilia Hart, author of Weyward
Thrilling, heartfelt and utterly compulsive — a gripping adventure story and an intelligent, richly textured portrait of a moment in history . . . I loved it -- Emma Stonex, bestselling author The Lamplighters
Adventurous and beautifully written, I loved the clever, propulsive storytelling and the wealth of historical detail . . . so accomplished, I thoroughly enjoyed it -- Rosie Andrews, author of The Leviathan
Rip-roaring and guillotine-sharp - I couldn't tear myself away -- Ellery Lloyd, author of The Club
Dark, thrilling & completely absorbing, MAUDE is glorious. Lizzie Pook taps into a centuries-long fascination with true crime taking us from the Arctic via gruesome hangings into Madame Tussaud’s. BRAVO! -- Nikki May, author of Wahala
A riveting tale of a sister’s burning desire for revenge, the tension tightening like a hangman’s noose . . . atmospheric, gripping and beautiful - the execution of this novel is flawless -- Amy McCulloch, author Breathless
A lush murder mystery, Pook is a master of suspense . . . an unforgettable, atmospheric thrill ride -- Adriana Trigiani, author of The Good Left Undone Tense and vividly atmospheric, with a determined, independent heroine intent on the truth. It’s beautifully written, unflinching and brimming with adventure. I loved the journey to a world I knew nothing about - it’s gloriously transporting -- Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne on Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter
Immersive storytelling, a rollicking mystery and a take-no-prisoners heroine -- Stylist on Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter
