VIKKI PATIS

Some secrets last for generations…

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 look to their ancestors, and 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?

BUY THE BOOK

A deliciously twisty gothic mystery with plenty of heart.

— Heather Darwent, author of The Things We Do to Our Friends

Such a lovely, compelling book that keeps revealing twists you don’t see coming.

— Emma Medrano, author of Nothing Serious

A wonderful book and I loved it. A tale of women forged by the past, it’s dark, gripping, immersive and full of surprises.

— Kate Kenzie, author of A Blend of Magic

A wonderfully twisting tale of family secrets, gothic mystery and intrigue.

— Rebecca Netley, author of The Whistling

This wonderful book immediately grabs you by the heart as you follow three generations, and the whispers of witchcraft that follow them. Fans of Cunning Women and Weyward will love this page turner of a book.

— Alison Stockham, author of The Cuckoo Sister

Full of mystery and intrigue, The Darkest Night by Victoria Hawthorne unravels the secrets that bind three generations of Reid women, as they each seek to live a life free from oppression and fear, in a tale that is both fiercely feminist and refreshingly representative.

— Anita Frank, author of The Good Liars