The QUICK AND THE DEAD
It is 1597 and Kit Skevy and Mariner Elgin have just robbed the wrong grave.
They are young criminals in the pocket of a gang Lord named Will Twentyman, the Grave Eorl of Southwark. Mariner is the best cutpurse around, a strange Calvinist girl who dresses like a boy and is partner in crime to Kit Skevy, Southwark’s best brawler who carries a secret: he cannot feel pain.
When caught out in their unfortunate larceny, Kit is kidnapped by the menacing alchemist Lord Isherwood (a man who will stop at nothing to achieve his hopes for the Red Lion elixir) and his studious son, Lazarus Isherwood, with whom Kit develops a complicated intrigue. When Mariner enlists the help of a competing French alchemist, Lady Elody Blackwater, Mariner and Kit are thrust into the shadowed, political world of Tudor alchemy, testing both their friendship and their lives.
It matters not who you are born to… but where you are made!
‘Wonderfully evocative, this book transports the reader to the dark underworld of late Elizabethan London. I was gripped from the first page.’ Tracy Borman
‘Rich, atmospheric, original…One of my favourite historical novels’ Nat Reeve, Nettleback
‘An exuberant novel for fans of the gothic and the unlikely’ The Times
‘Vividly told, with powerfully drawn characters, this tale of obsession and betrayal set in the dark world of Tudor alchemy will cast its spell over historical fiction fans‘ HEAT
The Knowing
In the slums of 19th-century New York.
A tattooed mystic fights for her life.
Her survival hangs on the turn of a tarot card.
Powerful, intoxicating and full of suspense. The Knowing is a darkly spellbinding novel about a girl fighting for her survival in the decaying criminal underworlds.
Whilst working as a living canvas for an abusive tattoo artist, Flora meets Minnie, an enigmatic circus performer who offers her love and refuge in an opulent townhouse, home to the menacing Mr Chester Merton. Flora earns her keep reading tarot cards for his guests whilst struggling to harness her gift, the Knowing – an ability to summon the dead. Caught in a dark love triangle between Minnie and Chester, Flora begins to unravel the secrets inside their house.
The Knowing is a stunning debut inspired by real historical characters including Maud Wagner, one of the first known female tattoo artists, New York gang the Dead Rabbits, and characters from PT Barnum’s circus.
Published with Bedford Square
A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘You can smell the spit and sawdust rising from the pages of this atmospheric gothic novel.’ – RED Magazine
‘If you love Sarah Waters and dark historical fiction, you will no doubt be hooked.‘ – Diva Magazine
‘Vivid, visceral and utterly immersive. Extraordinary’ LIZ HYDER author of The Gifts
‘A Violent, disturbing gothic tale compellingly told.’ – The Guardian
OTHER WRITING PROJECTS …
FANFICTION AND NONFICTION:
- The Heir to the House of Prince fanfic series (The Heir to the House of Prince, The Rise of the Black Prince and The Last Necromancer WIP) published and translated on Archive of Our Own
- Ineffable Love: Exploring Christian Themes in Good Omens co-authored with Alex Booer
- Contribution to Tarantino and Theology edited by Jonathan L Walls and Jerry L Walls
Emma Hinds 
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