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A young amnesiac spinster contends with missing persons and murder in this gothic thriller by the New York Timesâbestselling author of Labyrinth. 1912âIn a remote village near the coast in Sussex, residents gather in a churchyard. More than a decade into the twentieth century, superstition still holds sway: It is St. Markâs Eve, the night when the shimmering ghosts of those fated to die in the coming year are said to materialize and amble through the church doors. In the crowd is Constantia Gifford, the taxidermistâs daughter. Twenty-two and unmarried, she lives with her father in a decaying mansion cluttered with the remains of his once world-famous museum of taxidermy. No one speaks of why the museum was shuttered or how the Giffords fell so low. Connie herself has no recollectionâa childhood accident has erased all memory of her earlier days. The locals shun Blackthorn House and the strange spinster who practices her fatherâs macabre art. When a woman is found deadâa stranger Connie noticed near the churchâsnippets of long-lost memories begin to tease through Connieâs mind, offering her glimpses of her vanished years. Who is the victim, and why has her death affected Connie so deeply? Why is she watched by a mysterious figure who has suddenly appeared on the nearby marsh? The answers are tied to a dark secret that lies at the heart of Blackthorn House, hidden among the bell jars of her fatherâs workshopâa mystery that draws Connie closer to danger . . . closer to madness . . . closer to the startling truth. Praise for The Taxidermistâs Daughter âThe Taxidermistâs Daughter is amazingâatmospheric, gripping . . . I canât put it down.â âMarian Keyes, author of This Charming Man âA superb, atmospheric thriller.â âDaily Mail (UK) â[A] fruitful use of meticulous research. A well-written page-turner.â âHistorical Novel Society |
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