I’m absolutely thrilled to reveal the cover for my second historical suspense novel, The Darkest Night!
I’m sure you’ll agree that this is such a stunning cover. The team at Quercus have really outdone themselves!
The Darkest Night will be released on April 25th 2024, but it’s available to pre-order now – and reviewers can request an early copy on Netgalley!
It’s been almost two years since The House at Helygen came out, but this novel is absolutely worth the wait. It’s dark, it’s sapphic, and I cannot wait to share it with you! Here’s the blurb…
A bewitching and haunting story of family secrets – and the lengths some will go to protect them.
A MISSING WOMAN
When Ailsa Reid becomes the subject of a trial by media after an incident at the school where she works, she escapes to the comfort of her grandparents’ house in Fife. But she arrives to find her grandmother, Moira – recently diagnosed with dementia – has gone missing, and her grandfather, Rupert, gravely injured.
AN ABANDONED CHILD
Desperate to ensure Moira’s safe return, Ailsa must rely on the help of her estranged mother, Rowan, who abandoned her at birth. Tensions simmer between the two women as they attempt to piece together the lead-up to Moira’s disappearance.
A TERRIBLE CURSE
But in order to move forward and find Moira, both Ailsa and Rowan must go back to the beginning; to a story about witches burned on the hill above the Reid house centuries ago, and the curse laid upon the women that came after. Can they break the bonds of history in time to save their family? Or will the Reid curse be their undoing?
Some secrets last for generations . . .
‘Full of mystery and intrigue… Fiercely feminist and refreshingly representative.’ — Anita Frank, bestselling author of The Good Liars
‘A deliciously twisty gothic mystery with plenty of heart.’ — Heather Darwent, bestselling author of The Things We Do To Our Friends
VIKKI PATIS 
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