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Destined to die.
Saved by Fate.
1585. When Edward Kelley and his master, Dr John Dee, discover a dark secret at the heart of the Countess Elizabeth Bathory’s illness, they fear the cure will prove more terrifying than death...
2013. When Jackdaw Hammond learns of a young woman found dead on a train, her body covered in arcane symbols, she must finish what Kelley and Dee started, or die trying...
Publisher: Cornerstone
ISBN: 9780091953249
Number of pages: 448
Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 27 mm
Weight: 302 g
Language: English
[The Secrets of Life and Death] is a fine addition to the urban fantasy genre and marks Alexander as an author to watch - The Independent on Sunday
an enjoyable read ... Plenty of tension and some chilling moments kept me going until the very end - crimereview.co.uk
reminiscent of the masterly Stephen Lloyd Jones - thebookbag.co.uk
Alexander has crafted a gripping page-turner successfully blending history and fiction with magic and sorcery; truly a wonderfully and uniquely inspired novel. - Historical Novel Society
Immersive and fascinating…Don't miss this one. - Mur Lafferty, John W. Campbell Award-winning author of The Shambling Guides
Offers up the most successful blending of mystery, historical intrigue and occult fantasy since Elizabeth Kostova’s The Historian…Brilliant and multilayered. - J.D. Horn, author of the Witching Savannah series
With its intoxicating blend of historical detail, occult magic, and modern drama, Rebecca Alexander’s debut novel is rich with intrigue and suspense. - Jodi McIsaac, author of the Thin Veil series
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