A female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them—setting three lives across centuries on a dangerous collision course\nRule #1: The poison must never be used to harm another woman.\nRule #2: The names of the murderer and her victim must be recorded in the apothecary’s register.\nOne cold February evening in 1791, at the back of a dark London alley in a hidden apothecary shop, Nella awaits her newest customer. Once a respected healer, Nella now uses her knowledge for a darker purpose—selling well-disguised poisons to desperate women who would kill to be free of the men in their lives. But when her new patron turns out to be a precocious twelve-year-old named Eliza Fanning, an unexpected friendship sets in motion a string of events that jeopardizes Nella’s world and threatens to expose the many women whose names are written in her register.\nIn present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, reeling from the discovery of her husband’s infidelity. When she finds an old apothecary vial near the river Thames, she can’t resist investigating, only to realize she’s found a link to the unsolved “apothecary murders” that haunted London over two centuries ago. As she deepens her search, Caroline’s life collides with Nella’s and Eliza’s in a stunning twist of fate—and not everyone will survive.

The Lost Apothecary

Sarah Penner

Park Row

The London Seance Society

Park Publishing

The London Seance Society (signed By Sarah Penner!)

Park Row Books

The Lost Apothecary (Paperback) & The London Séance Society (Hardcover), Set of 2 Books

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Amazon.com Review\nEditors' pick: 
A dark and gripping tale with a tart edge about women struggling to survive in a world built by men, for men." 
—Vannessa Cronin, Amazon Editor

The Lost Apothecary: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Harlequin Audio and Blackstone Publishing

A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to the Lost Apothecary. Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary's fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago, her life collides with the apothecary's in a stunning twist of fate--and not everyone will survive. With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters, and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance, and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time.

The London Séance Society

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

HQ Fiction US

Legend Press Ltd

The London Seance Society (C-Form)

Genre Fiction

Legend Press

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