The Revelations of Carey Ravine

A beautiful historical mystery for fans of Sarah Waters, Amitav Ghosh's The Sea of Poppies , and Jamaica Inn . London in the 1770s is bursting with opportunity. It's a city fuelled by new ideas and new money, where everything is for sale - including entree into the ruling class. Making their way in this buccaneering society are Carey Ravine, a spirited young woman of enigmatic background, and her husband, the charming, endlessly enterprising Oliver Nash. Carey and Nash share a historic connection to India and a desperate ambition to better themselves. But as Nash's plans draw them into a restless association of gamblers and secret societies, Carey begins to question what's really hidden behind the seedy glamour of their lives. Her unease grows with the appearance of a mysterious man whose appearance unearths a troubling secret from the past. Carey finds herself forced to investigate the truth behind the stranger's claims - and to confront her own illusions about herself.

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I marvelled at this novel. Gripping, assured and powerfully atmospheric; you know at once you are in the hands of a master storyteller Rowan Pelling, on Turning the Stones

Product details

• Authors: Debra Daley, Daley Debra
• Publisher: Heron Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2016
• EAN: 9781782069935
• ISBN: 978-1-78206-993-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 240 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense