But only poor people, so it doesn’t really matter right? But somebody has noticed, and somebody cares. Set in 1831 during the short reign of William IV and people are going missing. The Wicked Cometh is the debut novel from author Laura Carlin. I’m really cheering Laura on as an author since I found out that like me, she lives in Derbyshire! It’s always great to discover an author from your own area, but anyway, I digress, on to the review! Thank you to Netgalley, Hodder and Stoughton and Laura Carlin for my ARC of The Wicked Cometh in exchange for an honest review.
'A deliciously dark confection of a novel' Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things and a heady romance at its heart' Sunday Express
When Hester is thrust into the world of the aristocratic Brock family, she leaps at the chance to improve her station in life under the tutelage of the fiercely intelligent and mysterious Rebekah Brock.īut whispers from her past slowly begin to poison her new life and both she and Rebekah are lured into the most sinister of investigations, dragging them into the blackest heart of a city where something more depraved than either of them could ever imagine is lurking.Ī 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. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape the slums by any means possible. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG BREAKTHROUGH AUTHOR AWARDĭown the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place and the city's vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. 'We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because WE are the bad sort.
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