Overview

A puzzling mystery pulls the thieving Fitzglen family back to a shocking crime committed in the time of Catherine the Great in this third instalment of the spellbinding Theatre of Thieves gothic mystery series, set in Victorian England. London, 1909. The Fitzglens combine running London's finest theatre with a very profitable side-line in stealing. But while they might be thieves, they still have principles. They never pinch anything their victim couldn't afford to lose. When a stranger approaches Jack Fitzglen after a performance, claiming that a Fitzglen has committed a grave crime in his village in faraway Russia, Jack knows exactly who's to blame: the unpleasant Saintly Simeon, who was chucked out of the family for breaking their code. Simeon has stolen three valuable, and oddly frightening, Stone Heads, the likenesses of children who vanished over a century ago. The Heads were locked away from the world in a remote Russian monastery . . . though whether to protect the priceless sculptures, or to protect the villagers from the Heads themselves, no one can say. Jack joins forces with fellow actor Viola Gilfillan to retrieve the stolen goods and put things right. But as they investigate, peeling the layers of history back to the treacherous court of Catherine the Great herself, the ominous power of the Stone Heads begins to draw them down into a darkness from which they may never be able to escape . . . This unsettling gothic historical mystery from acclaimed British author Sarah Rayne will appeal to fans of Daphne du Maurier, Laura Purcell, Rebecca James, Sarah Waters and Stuart Turton.

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Utterly spellbinding * <b>Booklist Starred Review</b> * A raucous mystery romp studded with historic flourishes * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> * The story is dense, complex, and twist filled, and readers will be riveted by this suspenseful, provocative read packed with depth, drama, and charm * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Murderer Inside the Mirror</b> * A playful puzzle with an elegant veneer and abundant twists * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Murderer Inside the Mirror</b> * Superb . . . Lovers of British historical mysteries with a dash of romance and gothic atmosphere will clamor for more * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>Chalice of Darkness</b> * In this taut, Gothic-style mystery, Rayne offers a gripping plot with plenty of suspense and period ambience * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>Chalice of Darkness</b> * Frightful fun with haunted history and a blustery thespian * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>Chalice of Darkness</b> * A dark drama of violence and murder * <b>Library Journal</b> on <b>Chalice of Darkness</b> * A fascinating history is folded into a spectral mystery * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Murder Dance</b> * Vivid flashbacks to the troubled history of the Rivers clan complement the present-day action, which builds to a creepily satisfying conclusion. Readers will hope this series has a long run * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Murder Dance</b> *

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Sarah Rayne is the author of many psychological and supernatural suspense novels, including the Nell West & Michael Flint Haunted House Mysteries, the Phineas Fox Mysteries and the Theatre of Thieves Mysteries.

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