THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* *A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick of the Summer (2025)*
'Astonishing. A rare and wonderful story' – Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colours of the Dark
'Fiendishly clever and completely gripping' – Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things
'Laura Shepherd-Robinson takes delight in pulling the rug out from under her readers' feet . . . in this cleverly structured and consistently enjoyable novel' – The Times
London, 1749.
Hannah Cole's world shatters with her husband's brutal murder. Her confectionery shop, the Punchbowl and Pineapple, teeters on the brink of ruin.
Just as she uncovers a hidden fortune - money her husband secretly possessed - a new nightmare begins.