To be in with a chance of winning a set for your reading group, simply email before midnight on 31st January 2019. As she finds herself dragged into the blackest heart of the city, little does she know that something more depraved than she could ever imagine is lurking…Ī compelling page-turner from a gifted new voice in historical fiction.

We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because WE are the bad sort. ‘Carlin can tell a good story’ Observer ‘Contains lovely, lyrical writing. But whispers from her past slowly begin to poison her new existence, and lure her into the most sinister of investigations. Buy The Wicked Cometh by Laura Carlin for 34.00 at Mighty Ape NZ. A compelling page-turner from a gifted new voice in historical fiction, The Wicked Cometh is the perfect read for fans of The Witchfinder’s Sister, Fingersmith and The Essex Serpent.

When a chance encounter thrusts Hester into the beguiling world of the aristocratic Brock family, she leaps at the chance to improve her station in life. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape these slums by any means possible. She lives in Derbyshire with her civil partner, two children and a Siamese cat called Antigone. Having left school at 16, she turned to writing after 28 years of working for a local bank. Down murky alleyways, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place and London’s vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. THE WICKED COMETH is Laura Carlin’s first novel. ‘We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because WE are the bad sort. Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Breakthrough Author Award, The Wicked Cometh is a beguiling and compelling historical mystery set in Georgian London, perfect for fans of The Witchfinder’s Sister, Fingersmith and The Essex Serpent. To celebrate the paperback publication of The Wicked Cometh by Laura Carlin, we’re offering three sets of ten paperbacks to give away to reading groups.

The wicked cometh by laura carlin