The Unquiet Heart: A Sarah Gilchrist Mystery

by Grégory Delaplace (Editor)

Overview

In this sequel to the acclaimedThe Wages of Sin—and once again set in moody fin de siecle Edinburgh—Sarah Gilchrist finds herself trying to prove her fiancé’s innocence in the midst of his murder trial.Edinburgh, 1893.Sarah Gilchrist has no intention of marrying her dull fiancé Miles, the man her family hope will restore her reputation and put an end to her dreams of becoming a doctor, but when he is arrested for a murder she is sure he didn’t commit, she finds herself his reluctant ally.Beneath the genteel façade of upper class Edinburgh lurks blackmail, adultery, poison, and madness, and Sarahmust return to Edinburgh’s slums, back alleys, and asylums as she discovers the dark past about a family where no one is what they seem, even Miles himself.It also brings her back into the orbit of her mercurial professor, Gregory Merchiston—he sees Sarah as hisprotege, but can he stave off his demons long enough to teach her the skills that will save her life?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681777498
Publisher:	Pegasus Books
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Series:	Sarah Gilchrist Mysteries , #2
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Kaite Welsh,author of The Wages of Sin,is an Edinburgh-based journalist and the literature officer at Creative Scotland. She writes a weekly column for theDaily Telegraphand makes frequent appearances on BBC Radio 4’sWoman’s Hour.

Editorial Reviews

An exhilarating and atmospheric mysteryset in the gas-lit streets of Edinburgh. A layered, provocative and riveting mystery about Victorian dynamics and womanhood.

Staar Saad

A top-class crime thriller, a riveting social documentary, and a fascinating historical novel. Brilliant writing. A total gem.

Jeff Brown

What better setting for a Gothic murder mystery than nineteenth-century Edinburgh?

Marilyn Stasio