![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Something is lurking in the black heart of their city, and it is more depraved than either of them could ever imagine. The Wicked Cometh: The addictive historical mystery by Laura Carlin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. ![]() But Hester White, a bright young woman from the slums of Bethnal Green, refuses to let the truth stay buried. But both she and Rebekah are lured into the most sinister of investigations as whispers from Hester's old life return to poison the present. 'Down the darkest London streets and alleyways, acts of unspeakable wickedness are left unchecked and some of the poorest in society are disappearing with no one willing to speak for them. When Hester is thrust into the world of the aristocratic Brock family, she leaps at the chance to improve her station in life under the tutelage of the mysterious Rebekah Brock. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a young woman who is desperate to escape the slums by any means possible. Down murky alleyways and in filthy hovels, acts of unspeakable wickedness take place and vulnerable people begin to disappear from the streets. Gebraucht - Sehr gut SG - Ungelesenes Mängelexemplar, gestempelt, mit leichten Lagerspuren - The Wicked Cometh will take readers on a heart-racing journey through backstreets swathed with fog to richly curtained, brightly lit country houses from the libraries and colleges of gentlemen, to sawdust-strewn gin palaces where ne'er-do-wells drink and scheme, all told through the eyes of a heroine with nothing to lose. ![]()
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