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‘Ingenious’ – The Sunday Times
‘I genuinely could not put this down’ – Stacey Halls
‘A tour de force of a gothic thriller. I devoured it’ – Gillian McAllister

A Victorian gothic thriller from Elizabeth Macneal, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory.

She wants him. He’ll take Everything.

London, 1839. Bonnie is running from a terrible crime. She and her lover Crawford have gone too far this time, and now she needs to disappear.

When Crawford secures her a position as lady’s maid in a grand house on the Thames, Bonnie thinks she has found safety. But Endellion is a strange place, haunted by the recent death of its mistress. As Bonnie comes to understand the family who live here, she begins to question what secrets might be lying behind the house’s paper-thin walls. Because Crawford is watching, and perhaps he is plotting his greatest trick yet . . .

‘Gothic and gripping, full of twists and turns. I was hooked from the first page’ – Flora Carr
‘A book to sink into and relish. Dark, clever, with a twist worthy of your attention’ – Kiran Millwood Hargrave
‘Taut, propulsive, beautifully done’ – Susan Stokes-Chapman

Publisher Review

Propulsive, rich and properly gripping. Macneal is a masterful storyteller – I genuinely could not put this down. — Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars and Mrs England The always-brilliant Macneal levels up once again in this tour de force of a Gothic thriller. I devoured it. — Gillian McAllister A book to sink into and relish. Dark, clever, with a twist worthy of your attention. Macneal gets better and better. — Kiran Millwood Hargrave, bestselling author of The Mercies Elizabeth Macneal is the real deal – she crafts meticulously researched, page-turning Gothic tales in beautiful prose. The Burial Plot’s rich blend of mystery, mayhem and murder both grips and enchants. — Rachel Hore The Burial Plot is Gothic and gripping, full of twists and turns. I was hooked from the first page, and on constant tenterhooks about the fate of the book’s heroine. Macneal brings Victorian England – and all of its potential dangers – vividly to life, and the characters leap off the page. — Flora Carr, author of The Tower Taut, propulsive, beautifully done – Macneal has once again written a richly drawn story with characters that leap from the page and a plot which hooks you in from the first page to the very last. — Susan Stokes Chapman, Sunday Times bestselling author of Pandora You know the books everyone loves? Wuthering Heights, And Then There Were None, I Capture the Castle? The Burial Plot deserves a spot right alongside them . . . I feverishly devoured every perfect page of Elizabeth McNeal’s tense, terrifying, and absolutely brilliant novel. It’s an irresistible work of genius. — Nina de Gramont, author of The Christie Affair The Burial Plot is a masterclass in gothic storytelling. I was completely gripped from the first page, the period detail is utterly immersive and the tale Elizabeth MacNeal weaves is so dark, rich and compelling. Her main character Bonnie is a wonderful creation – flawed, sympathetic, fascinating – and I adored every moment I spent in her company. And the finale of the novel is just fabulous – it gave me chills — Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den Gripping, taut, elegantly-written and full of richly-researched period detail, The Burial Plot is exactly what a gothic should be: thrilling. — Rebecca Stott As dark, twisting and magnificent as Victorian cemetery itself, The Burial Plot is a brilliantly clever and richly imagined novel. I loved it. — Anna Mazzola, author of The Clockwork Girl Macneal demonstrates her gift for conjuring up the 19th century . . . ingenious * Sunday Times * A Gothic thriller which is both immersive and compelling. Its shivery spell might best be enjoyed on a sunny day. — Teddy Jamieson, The Herald Infused with a real sense of threat, it’s a mesmerising and compelling read — Heat Another gripping Victorian thriller from the author of The Doll Factory — Good Housekeeping, The best books to read this month [The Burial Plot made] me think of the greatest Victorian crime or mystery novel, The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins . . . Admirable and deeply enjoyable . . . Elizabeth Macneal has written a novel which, while offering a welcome escape from the times we live in, also presents aspects of human behaviour which are true to all time. I think it even better that its predecessor, Circus of Wonders.’ — Allan Massie, The Scotsman This macabre mystery is perfect for those who enjoy historical fiction, more so the Victorians and death culture. — The York Press