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When Harriet Unwin takes the position ol governess in the well-to-do Thackerton household, it would seem that fortune has smiled on her at last. That is until William Thackerton is found stabbed and she is
accused of murder.
In a desperate attempt to prove her innocence, she embarks on a
daring scheme to save herself from the gallows. In doing so she uncovers the dark secrets which the family is trying to hide behind a veneer of Victorian respectability.
'A lively sense of period and a keen eye for the social mores of Victorian London are cunningly woven into a plot which is as credible as it is exciting' PD JAMES
'A good-hearted, old-fashioned English thriller, wholesome and blessedly easy to read' LIBBY PURVES
'A nicely plotted, strongly characterised and richly atmospheric book' Books and Bookmen
accused of murder.
In a desperate attempt to prove her innocence, she embarks on a
daring scheme to save herself from the gallows. In doing so she uncovers the dark secrets which the family is trying to hide behind a veneer of Victorian respectability.
'A lively sense of period and a keen eye for the social mores of Victorian London are cunningly woven into a plot which is as credible as it is exciting' PD JAMES
'A good-hearted, old-fashioned English thriller, wholesome and blessedly easy to read' LIBBY PURVES
'A nicely plotted, strongly characterised and richly atmospheric book' Books and Bookmen
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- PublisherSPHERE BOOKS
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0722148186
- ISBN 13 9780722148181
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages208
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