The Red Monarch
The Bronte sisters take on the underworld of London in this exciting and gripping sequel
Published on 18. November 2021
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-5293-6337-1 (ISBN)
Description
'I love this witty and inventive series steeped in the Gothic mystery that the Brontes adored.' - Sara Sheridan
'Teeming with details of the Brontes, of the times and the city, this is such a pleasurable read' - NB Magazine
'Captivating' - Crime Monthly
'Filled with twists, turns and Gothic touches, and a strong feminist streak' - Bradford Telegraph
The Bronte sisters' first poetry collection has just been published, potentially marking an end to their careers as amateur detectors, when Anne receives a letter from her former pupil Lydia Robinson.
Lydia has eloped with a young actor, Harry Roxby, and following her disinheritance, the couple been living in poverty in London. Harry has become embroiled with a criminal gang and is in terrible danger after allegedly losing something very valuable that he was meant to deliver to their leader. The desperate and heavily pregnant Lydia has a week to return what her husband supposedly stole, or he will be killed. She knows there are few people who she can turn to in this time of need, but the sisters agree to help Lydia, beginning a race against time to save Harry's life.
In doing so, our intrepid sisters come face to face with a terrifying adversary whom even the toughest of the slum-dwellers are afraid of . . . The Red Monarch.
Praise for Bella Ellis and the series:
'Evocative and utterly enchanting' Sarah Hilary
'Bella Ellis is a very special talent' Angela Clarke
'Brilliantly entertaining and original' C.L. Taylor
'More heart-warming than blood-chilling' Sunday Express
'Ellis's writing flows beautifully' Yorkshire Magazine
'Elegant, witty and compulsively readable - I think the Bronte sisters would have been delighted' Rosie Walsh
'A breath-taking concept . . . Fun, charming and intriguing' Araminta Hall
'A delight' Wall Street Journal
'Teeming with details of the Brontes, of the times and the city, this is such a pleasurable read' - NB Magazine
'Captivating' - Crime Monthly
'Filled with twists, turns and Gothic touches, and a strong feminist streak' - Bradford Telegraph
The Bronte sisters' first poetry collection has just been published, potentially marking an end to their careers as amateur detectors, when Anne receives a letter from her former pupil Lydia Robinson.
Lydia has eloped with a young actor, Harry Roxby, and following her disinheritance, the couple been living in poverty in London. Harry has become embroiled with a criminal gang and is in terrible danger after allegedly losing something very valuable that he was meant to deliver to their leader. The desperate and heavily pregnant Lydia has a week to return what her husband supposedly stole, or he will be killed. She knows there are few people who she can turn to in this time of need, but the sisters agree to help Lydia, beginning a race against time to save Harry's life.
In doing so, our intrepid sisters come face to face with a terrifying adversary whom even the toughest of the slum-dwellers are afraid of . . . The Red Monarch.
Praise for Bella Ellis and the series:
'Evocative and utterly enchanting' Sarah Hilary
'Bella Ellis is a very special talent' Angela Clarke
'Brilliantly entertaining and original' C.L. Taylor
'More heart-warming than blood-chilling' Sunday Express
'Ellis's writing flows beautifully' Yorkshire Magazine
'Elegant, witty and compulsively readable - I think the Bronte sisters would have been delighted' Rosie Walsh
'A breath-taking concept . . . Fun, charming and intriguing' Araminta Hall
'A delight' Wall Street Journal
Reviews / Votes
Praise for the Bronte Mysteries:- Evocative and utterly enchanting * Sarah Hilary * Bella Ellis is a very special talent * Angela Clarke * Brilliantly entertaining and original * C.L. Taylor * More heart-warming than blood-chilling * Sunday Express * Ellis's writing flows beautifully * Yorkshire Magazine * Elegant, witty and compulsively readable - I think the Bronte sisters would have been delighted * Rosie Walsh * A breath-taking concept . . . Fun, charming and intriguing * Araminta Hall * A delight * Wall Street Journal *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
460 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5293-6337-1 (9781529363371)
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Person
Bella Ellis is the Bronte inspired pen name for the award winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Rowan Coleman. A Bronte devotee for most of her life, Rowan is the author of fourteen novels including The Memory Book, The Summer of Impossible Things and The Girl at the Window.