The Burial Plot is a Victorian Gothic thriller about murder and manipulation, set in London. Elizabeth Macneal's novel is a spellbinding read.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 06 June 2024
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

The Burial Plot is a spellbinding historical Gothic thriller set in Victorian London. It follows the story of Crawford and Bonnie, two tricksters who survive on wicked schemes and ill-gotten coin. However, one evening, their fortunes flip when a man lies in a pool of blood at Bonnie's feet, and she needs to disappear. Crawford secures her a position as a ladys maid in a grand house on the Thames, and as Bonnie comes to understand the family, she begins to question what secrets are lying behind the houses paper-thin walls and whether her own presence here was planned from the beginning. Crawford is watching, and perhaps he is plotting his greatest trick yet. The book is taut, propulsive, and beautifully done, with a plot that will keep readers guessing until the very end.

The Burial Plot

The Burial Plot is a spellbinding historical Gothic thriller set in Victorian London. It follows the story of Crawford and Bonnie, two tricksters who survive on wicked schemes and ill-gotten coin. However, one evening, their fortunes flip when a man lies in a pool of blood at Bonnie's feet, and she needs to disappear. Crawford secures her a position as a ladys maid in a grand house on the Thames, and as Bonnie comes to understand the family, she begins to question what secrets are lying behind the houses paper-thin walls and whether her own presence here was planned from the beginning. Crawford is watching, and perhaps he is plotting his greatest trick yet. The book is taut, propulsive, and beautifully done, with a plot that will keep readers guessing until the very end.

About the Author

Elizabeth Macneal is the Sunday Times bestselling author of "The Doll Factory."

Reviews

"I genuinely could not put this down – Stacey Halls, author of "Mrs. England."

"A tour de force of a gothic thriller. I devoured it – Gillian McAllister, author of "Wrong Place, Wrong Time."

"The Burial Plot is a spellbinding historical Gothic thriller about murder and manipulation, set in Victorian London. From Elizabeth Macneal, the Sunday Times bestselling author of "The Doll Factory."

Synopsis

London, 1839. With the cemeteries full and money to be made in death, tricksters Crawford and Bonnie survive on wicked schemes and ill-gotten coin. But one blistering evening, their fortunes flip. A man lies in a pool of blood at Bonnie's feet, and now she needs to disappear. Crawford secures her a position as ladys maid in a grand house on the Thames. As Bonnie comes to understand the family – the eccentric Mr. Moncrieff, obsessively drawing mausoleums for his dead wife, and their peculiar daughter Cissie, scribbling imaginary love letters to herself – she begins to question what secrets are lying behind the houses paper-thin walls and whether her own presence here was planned from the beginning. Because Crawford is watching, and perhaps he is plotting his greatest trick yet . . .

Taut, propulsive, beautifully done – Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of "Pandora"

Ingenious - The Sunday Times

About the Author

Elizabeth Macneal is the Sunday Times bestselling author of "The Doll Factory."

Reviews

I genuinely could not put this down – Stacey Halls, author of "Mrs. England."

"A tour de force of a gothic thriller. I devoured it – Gillian McAllister, author of "Wrong Place, Wrong Time."

"The Burial Plot is a spellbinding historical Gothic thriller about murder and manipulation, set in Victorian London. From Elizabeth Macneal, the Sunday Times bestselling author of "The Doll Factory."

Synopsis

London, 1839. With the cemeteries full and money to be made in death, tricksters Crawford and Bonnie survive on wicked schemes and ill-gotten coin. But one blistering evening, their fortunes flip. A man lies in a pool of blood at Bonnie's feet, and now she needs to disappear. Crawford secures her a position as ladys maid in a grand house on the Thames. As Bonnie comes to understand the family – the eccentric Mr. Moncrieff, obsessively drawing mausoleums for his dead wife, and their peculiar daughter Cissie, scribbling imaginary love letters to herself – she begins to question what secrets are lying behind the houses paper-thin walls and whether her own presence here was planned from the beginning. Because Crawford is watching, and perhaps he is plotting his greatest trick yet . . .

Weight: 448g
Dimension: 145 x 225 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529090949