Killingly: A Gothic Feminist Historical Thriller, Perfect For Fans Of Sarah Waters And Donna Tartt

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'SARAH WATERS AND DONNA TARTT SQUAD, BUCKLE UP: Killingly is hitting the Plain Bad Heroines place in my heart again' Autostraddle

'Impressive' Sunday Times

'Gothic atmosphere, great period detail and a genuine shock at the end' Guardian

1897, New England. Agnes and Bertha are best friends. Clever, eccentric misfits at an elite college for young women, they study earnestly, write poems for each other and explore the woods around campus at night. One morning, Bertha vanishes.

Called down from Boston, renowned missing person expert Detective Higham arrives to find the tranquil college in chaos. A treasured pearl dagger has disappeared from a student's bedroom. The most popular debutante on campus is losing her mind. There are rumours of a ghostly woman at the train station.

As he questions the students and teachers, Higham unearths a strange story of doomed love, ambition and tragedy which could shatter the college's glittering reputation forever . . .
A gothic, turn-of-the-century campus thriller about female desire, rage and ambition, perfect for fans of TRIFLERS NEED NOT APPLY, THE BINDING and FINGERSMITH . . .
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EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT KILLINGLY:

'A haunting story . . . will stay with me long after reading' ELIZABETH LEE, author of Cunning Women

'Completely engrossing. Unforgettable!' MARTHA CONWAY, author of The Physician's Daughter

'Beutner is masterful at depicting the intrigue and innuendo of a women's college. Perfect pacing . . . grows increasingly shocking as the pages turn' The Akron Beacon Journal

'An impressive, multistranded story' - Sunday Times

'SARAH WATERS AND DONNA TARTT SQUAD, BUCKLE UP: Killingly, the latest from Katharine Beutner, is hitting the Plain Bad Heroines place in my heart again.' - Autostraddle

'...investigate[s] the nature of those who stand apart from the crowd, and are punished for their independence.' - CrimeReads

'Almost all the characters guard secrets of their own, secrets that Beutner exposes one by one as she skillfully stretches out the tension. ' - Historical Novel Society

'An atmospheric reimagining (...) gothic atmosphere, great period detail, and a genuine shock at the end.' - The Guardian

'Beutner is masterful at depicting the intrigue and innuendo of a women's college. With perfect pacing, she drops casual revelations that grow increasingly shocking as the pages turn.' - The Akron Beacon Journal

'Startling.' - WAMC The Roundtable

'The storyline will keep you guessing and engaged as it also deals with issues still in the news today. I predict this mystery will be in a lot of beach bags this summer.' - The Enterprise

'Beutner keeps us on the edge of our seats as she unravels their tangle of secrets and lies.' - New Books Network

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author: - Author not specified

Publisher:Atlantic Books

Language:English

Publication Date:2024

Number of pages:368 pst

Format:Paperback

Width:130 mm / 5,1'

Height:198 mm / 7,8'

Weight:250 g

ISBN:9781838959258