Victorian gothic thriller of murder and manipulation as a young trickster hides in a strange Thames-side household.
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Victorian gothic thriller of murder and manipulation as a young trickster hides in a strange Thames-side household.
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London, 1839. With the cemeteries full and money to be made in death, tricksters Crawford and Bonnie survive on wicked schemes and ill-gotten coin. But one blistering evening, their fortunes flip. A man lies in a pool of blood at Bonnie’s feet and now she needs to disappear.
Crawford secures her a position as lady’s maid in a grand house on the Thames. As Bonnie comes to understand the family – the eccentric Mr Moncrieff, obsessively drawing mausoleums for his dead wife, and their peculiar da...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Central couple are lovers; intimacy tied to control and manipulation
Violence & gore
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On-page murder with blood; death schemes and gothic peril
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Victorian burial customs, cemeteries, and mausoleums
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources
Political content
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Recurring themes of women's power, freedom, and class vulnerability
Self-harm / suicide
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Depressed daughter; grief and mental distress in the household
Abuse & suffering
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Coercive control by a dangerous man; murder; exploitation
Other
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