The Revelations of Carey Ravine

@2@@20@A beautiful historical mystery for fans of Sarah Waters, Amitav Ghosh's @18@The Sea of Poppies@19@, and @18@Jamaica Inn@19@.@21@@3@@2@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.@3@@2@ 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.@3@

Product details

• Authors: Debra Daley, Daley Debra
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781782069966
• ISBN: 978-1-78206-996-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense