The Devil's Daughters

Diana Bretherick

1888. When young Scottish scientist James Murray receives a letter from Sofia Esposito a woman he once loved and lost he cannot refuse her cry for help. Sofia's fifteen-year-old cousin has vanished but because of her lower-class status the police are unwilling to investigate.

Accompanied by his younger sister Lucy Murray returns to the city of Turin where he was once apprenticed to the world-famous criminologist Cesare Lombroso. As he embarks on his search for the missing girl Murray uncovers a series of mysterious disappearances of young women and rumours of a haunted abbey on the outskirts of the city.

When the body of one of the girls turns up bearing evidence of a satanic ritual Murray begins to slot together the pieces of the puzzle. But as two more bodies are discovered fear grips the city and a desperate hunt begins to find a truly terrifying killer before he claims his next victim.

THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTERS is the gripping new novel from Diana Bretherick author of CITY OF DEVILS. A must-read tale of murder and intrigue perfect for fans of CJ Sansom Antonia Hodgson and Elizabeth Fremantle.

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