Danielle is the daughter of a monster. The man dubbed the Harley Street Ripper and who was responsible for the murder of eight woman was her father and now, in order to escape the censure, humiliation and hatred of Victorian London society Danielle has sought refuge at Harris House in the Yorkshire Moors. Cameron Harris is a recluse whose wife was killed in a devastating fire that left his daughter badly scarred. It is his daughter that Danielle has been employed to tutor.
But all is not well at Harris House and as Danielle begins to unravel its secrets she learns that they are inexplicably linked to her, her fathers crimes, Cameron's dead wife, his daughter and the strange woman who haunts the house. As she follows a trail of medical experimentation begun by her father she begins to wonder if she can trust Cameron at all or if he just wants to continue what her father started, with her as the next victim....
But all is not well at Harris House and as Danielle begins to unravel its secrets she learns that they are inexplicably linked to her, her fathers crimes, Cameron's dead wife, his daughter and the strange woman who haunts the house. As she follows a trail of medical experimentation begun by her father she begins to wonder if she can trust Cameron at all or if he just wants to continue what her father started, with her as the next victim....
Second place winner in the YARWA Rosemary Awards 2016
"With a great sense of setting, story, and high stakes from the very first page, this one had me hooked."
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