
Killingly
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'SARAH WATERS AND DONNA TARTT SQUAD, BUCKLE UP: Killingly is hitting the Plain Bad Heroines place in my heart again' Autostraddle
'Impressive' Sunday Times
'Gothic atmosphere, great period detail and a genuine shock at the end' Guardian
1897, New England. Agnes and Bertha are best friends. Clever, eccentric misfits at an elite college for young women, they study earnestly, write poems for each other and explore the woods around campus at night. One morning, Bertha vanishes.
Called down from Boston, renowned missing person expert Detective Higham arrives to find the tranquil college in chaos. A treasured pearl dagger has disappeared from a student's bedroom. The most popular debutante on campus is losing her mind. There are rumours of a ghostly woman at the train station.
As he questions the students and teachers, Higham unearths a strange story of doomed love, ambition and tragedy which could shatter the college's glittering reputation forever . . .
A gothic, turn-of-the-century campus thriller about female desire, rage and ambition, perfect for fans of TRIFLERS NEED NOT APPLY, THE BINDING and FINGERSMITH . . .
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EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT KILLINGLY:
'A haunting story . . . will stay with me long after reading' ELIZABETH LEE, author of Cunning Women
'Completely engrossing. Unforgettable!' MARTHA CONWAY, author of The Physician's Daughter
'Beutner is masterful at depicting the intrigue and innuendo of a women's college. Perfect pacing . . . grows increasingly shocking as the pages turn' The Akron Beacon Journal
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An impressive, multistranded story -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times * SARAH WATERS AND DONNA TARTT SQUAD, BUCKLE UP: Killingly, the latest from Katharine Beutner, is hitting the Plain Bad Heroines place in my heart again. * Autostraddle * A haunting story of the disappearance of a young woman and the devastating aftermath for those who love her, Killingly is a moving portrayal of loss, sisterhood and the quiet heroism of women. This book and its characters will stay with me long after reading. -- Elizabeth Lee, author of Cunning Women Katharine Beutner has spun a lost scrap of history into a campus mystery novel set in the late 1800s, when an elite women's college is consumed by the search for a missing student. Gossip and clues to her whereabouts-or her death-fester with accusation and suspicion. In their longing to find the beloved young woman, her best friend Agnes and her older sister Florence must each grapple with their own dangerous secrets. A story of women who defy strict rules, Killingly is a gripping novel of intrigue and surprising twists. -- Kate Manning Secrets upon secrets unfold in this completely engrossing story about the disappearance of a Mount Holyoke girl in the late 1800s. I was half-charmed, half-horrified by every peculiar character and every unexpected twist. Unforgettable! -- Martha Conway, author of The Physician's Daughter KILLINGLY moves deliberately, achingly, through one young woman's disappearance in 1897. Out of the real-life facts of the case, Katharine Beutner makes extraordinary fiction, pushing against the limits of her characters' situations and propelling us to the heights of their ambitions. Beutner's novel is able to discover an answer to Bertha Mellish's mystery. Now, more than ever, we need to know the truth this story reveals. -- Julia Phillips, author of National Book Award Finalist Disappearing Earth This is a superb novel, suffused with dread, riddled with covert motivations and desires, reckoning with painful secrets, artfully rendering the myriad facets of this mysterious case while bearing witness to the sacrifices many women have made to live-and die-authentically. -- -Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Dog of the North and The Portable Veblen ...investigate[s] the nature of those who stand apart from the crowd, and are punished for their independence. * CrimeReads * Almost all the characters guard secrets of their own, secrets that Beutner exposes one by one as she skillfully stretches out the tension. * Historical Novel Society * An atmospheric reimagining (...) gothic atmosphere, great period detail, and a genuine shock at the end. * The Guardian * Beutner is masterful at depicting the intrigue and innuendo of a women's college. With perfect pacing, she drops casual revelations that grow increasingly shocking as the pages turn. * The Akron Beacon Journal * Startling. * WAMC The Roundtable * The storyline will keep you guessing and engaged as it also deals with issues still in the news today. I predict this mystery will be in a lot of beach bags this summer. * The Enterprise * Beutner keeps us on the edge of our seats as she unravels their tangle of secrets and lies. * New Books Network * Katharine Beutner has written a stunning historical mystery, based on a true missing person case. Killingly hits all the high notes! -- Jayne Rowsam, Mystery to MeMore details
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- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
- Chapter 39
- Chapter 40
- Chapter 41
- Chapter 42
- Chapter 43
- Chapter 44
- Chapter 45
- Chapter 46
- Chapter 47
- Chapter 48
- Chapter 49
- Chapter 50
- Chapter 51
- Chapter 52
- Chapter 53
- Chapter 54
- Appendix
- Authorâ?Ts Note
- Acknowledgments
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