This is the first stunning installment of a riveting new mystery series that uncovers the secrets of the dead. Pale as the Dead deals with the mysterious death of Lizzie Siddal, a real and fascinating historical figure whose beauty and tragic life have made her into a legend. (She was the model for the famous painting on the cover of the book.) Lizzie's death has always been shrouded in mystery. She is perhaps best known for the macabre story that tells of her husband, the Pre-Raphaelite artists Dante Gabriel Rossetti, having her coffin dug up to retrieve some poems he had buried with her. When the coffin was opened, Lizzie was said to be as beautiful as the day she died. Pale as the Dead is the story of how the disappearance of a young girl, Bethany, appears to be linked in some way to Lizzie Siddal. Our detective is Natasha Blake, a complex young genealogist with a passion for history. Natasha's career choice is partly driven by the mystery of her own roots--she was abandoned in the hospital as a newborn. Her mother disappeared hours after giving birth, leaving a false name and address and a note on the back of a picture postcard that said simply, "Her name is Natasha." Natasha is hired by the missng girl's lover, Adam, whose own life seems to have plenty of dark shadows. An old diary and famous graveyard lead Natasha into more danger than she bargains for--some people will do ANYTHING to keep a secret!

Pale as the Dead (Natasha Blake Ancestor Detective Mysteries)

Literature & Fiction

Fiona Mountain

British & Irish

Minotaur Books

Isabella

Based on a true story, this novel of romance and suspense tells the haunting love story of Fletcher Christian and Isabella Curwen and answers many of the mysteries that have always surrounded the mutiny on the BountyFletcher Christian and Isabella Curwen are first cousins who grow up together in the Lake District; kindred spirits who, like Heathcliff and Cathy, are bound to fall in love. But Isabella is promised to another cousin, John, and Fletcher, dashing though he is, comes from the poor side of the family. When Isabella, an only child and heir to the Curwen fortune, inherits and John becomes her guardian, he and her relations conspire to prevent her and Fletcher's union. Isabella marries John; Fletcher joins the Navy and later signs on for the Bounty voyage. And the rest, you might think, is history. In fact, it is only the first act in the drama of Fletcher and Isabella.

Magna Large Print Books

Contemporary

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ISABELLA

Bloodline

'Cinderella is in the bluebell woods at Poacher's Dell' The anonymous note means nothing to ancestor detective Natasha Blake. Then one of her clients, an enigmatic old man who had commissioned a family tree of his granddaughter's boyfriend, is shot dead at his isolated farm in the Cotswolds, just as shocking facts about the past are brought to light. Is there a link? Despite Natasha's reluctance to delve deeper, she knows that family histories hide many secrets, and that sometimes they can kill. Seemingly unconnected yet haunting stories begin to emerge from ancient paper trails, like slowly developing photographs: two young soldiers - one German, one British - playing football in no man's land on Christmas Day 1914; a young couple's future ruined by an old man's obsession; Second World War land girls, inseparable friends until a fatal mistake tore them apart; and the eerie echo of a child in an English country house. These individual lives are the clues in Natasha's investigation, ghostly fingerprints that must solve a cold-blooded murder hidden for generations in the bluebell woods at Poacher's Dell.

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Lady of the Butterflies

ISIS

From the award-wining author of 'Lady of the Butterflies,' 'Bloodline' and 'Pales as the Dead.'\n* A missing singer\n* A doomed love story\n* A family split by secrets & lies\n1967: Enigmatic young folk singer Molly Marrison disappears on the cusp of fame.\n2002: Silva is working as a housemaid at Chatsworth House when her father suddenly dies, leaving her with one instruction - find Molly.\nThe only clue is a haunting song, centuries old, that Molly recorded before she vanished. Silva needs the help of song collector, Robbie Nightingale. Silva and Robbi were teenage sweethearts, but they've not spoken for decades. If they try to find Molly, what else will they discover? For Molly is not the only girl to have disappeared. Silva's mother, Sukey, vanished when Silva was a child, leaving her with scars that Robbie once tried but failed to heal.

The Keeper of Songs

Literary

SnowGlobe Books

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