Daughters of Night

Come for the clever mystery, stay reading late into the night for the vivid, tender portrayal of a world where women are bought, sold and abused, yet fight to retain their vim and dignity. I would gamble what’s left of my virtue on Daughters of Night being the best historical crime novel I will read this yearAntonia Senior, The Times

OutstandingSarah Hughes, The I

Here’s one where the pages turn all by themselves and the plot doesn’t let you goDiane Setterfield, author of Once Upon a River

This is right up with the best of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor . . . A real treat, for readers of literary, detective and historical fictionAmanda Craig, author of The Lie of the Land