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Le 7 novembre 1843, Harriet Monckton, 23 ans, est retrouvée assassinée par ingestion d'une dose mortelle d'acide prussique derrière la chapelle qu'elle fréquente régulièrement à Bromley, dans le Kent. Le chirurgien rapporte que Harriet était enceinte d'environ six mois. En s'appuyant sur les rapports du coroner et les dépositions des témoins, Elizabeth Haynes reconstitue les dernières heures d'Harriet à travers les yeux de ses proches et des dernières personnes à l'avoir côtoyée.

Catherine has been enjoying the single life for long enough to know a good catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic, spontaneous – Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. And her friends clearly agree, as each in turn falls under his spell. But there is a darker side to Lee. His erratic, controlling and sometimes frightening behaviour means that Catherine is increasingly isolated. Driven into the darkest corner of her world, and trusting no one, she plans a meticulous escape.

Thelma's marriage is unraveling as her oblivious husband Wally rediscovers his youthful obsession with Che Guevara. When Rosa, a young Cuban poet, joins his writing group, he unexpectedly books a trip to Cuba. Thelma decides to join him and discovers that he has inexplicably disappeared. As she searches for Wally, she converses with the ghost of her father, confronts her abandoned dreams, and relies on the help of odd strangers.

On 7th November 1843, Harriet Monckton, 23 years old and a woman of respectable parentage and religious habits, is found murdered in the privy behind the chapel she regularly attended in Bromley, Kent. The community is appalled by her death, apparently as a result of swallowing a fatal dose of prussic acid, and even more so when the surgeon reports that Harriet was around six months pregnant. Drawing on the coroner’s reports and witness testimonies, Elizabeth Haynes builds a compelling picture of Harriet’s final hours through the eyes of those closest to her and the last people to see her alive.

“Chilling.” — Associated Press “An intense psychological thriller." — Publishers Weekly From Elizabeth Haynes, author of the bestselling debut Into the Darkest Corner, comes a tense, gripping thriller about a woman caught in an underworld of corruption and murder. Genevieve has finally...

Sarah Carpenter lives in an isolated farmhouse in North Yorkshire, and for the first time after the death of her husband some years ago and her children, Louis and Kitty, leaving for university, she's living alone. But she doesn't consider herself lonely. She has two dogs, a wide network of friends and the support of her best friend, Sophie. When an old acquaintance, Aiden Beck, needs somewhere to stay for a while, Sarah's cottage seems ideal, and renewing her relationship with Aiden gives her a reason to smile again.

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery around 1820. This biography by Elizabeth Ross Haynes was published just eight years after Harriet's death (1913) as a part of her book Unsung Heroes. Over the years Ms. Tubman's legacy as a former slave, an abolitionist, a humanitarian, a suffragette, and a spy and agent for the US Army has grown. Beginning in 2020 her face will grace the US 20 dollar bill.

In the crisp, early morning hours, the police are called to a suspected murder at a farm outside a small English village. A beautiful young woman has been found dead, blood all over the cottage she lives in. At the same time, police respond to a reported female suicide, where a car has fallen into a local quarry. As DCI Louisa Smith and her team gather the evidence, they discover a link between these two women, a link which has sealed their dreadful fate one cold night, under a silent moon.

Human Remains is a chilling, masterful thriller by New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Haynes that explores our darkest fears, showing how vulnerable we are—and how easily ordinary lives can fall apart when no one is watching. Annabel, a police analyst, is shocked when she discovers...

Dive into the fascinating world of Unsung Heroes, where Elizabeth Ross Haynes brings to life the stories of 17 extraordinary individuals who were overlooked in 1921. This captivating collection features the biographies of notable figures like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Laurence Dunbar, Toussaint LOuverture, and Alexandre Dumas, among others. While some of these heroes have gained recognition over time, many remain unjustly forgotten. As an African American activist and social worker, Haynes sheds light on their remarkable contributions and enduring legacies. - Summary by kathrinee

P. D. James meets E. L. James in Under a Silent Moon, this first novel in an exciting British crime series—a blend of literary suspense and page-turning thriller that introduces formidable Detective Chief Inspector Louisa Smith—from suspense talent Elizabeth Haynes, author of the bestselling...

The stunning new novel featuring DI Louisa Smith.