Laura Purcell is a writer, history fan and guinea pig lover living in Colchester. She is writing a series of novels about the women who loved (and hated!) the Hanoverian monarchs.
Genres: Historical Mystery, Historical, Horror
Novels
God Save the King (2012)
The Silent Companions (2017)
The Corset (2018)
aka The Poison Thread
Bone China (2019)
aka The House of Whispers
The Shape of Darkness (2021)
The Whispering Muse (2023)
The Silent Companions (2017)
The Corset (2018)
aka The Poison Thread
Bone China (2019)
aka The House of Whispers
The Shape of Darkness (2021)
The Whispering Muse (2023)
Omnibus
Collections
The Haunting Season (2021) (with Bridget Collins, Sara Collins, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Elizabeth Macneal and Natasha Pulley)
Neverland (2023) (with Guy Adams, A K Benedict, Edward Cox, A J Elwood, Paul Finch, Genevieve Gornichec, Muriel Gray, Alison Littlewood, Kirsty Logan, Seanan McGuire, Gama Ray Martinez, Laura Mauro, Premee Mohamed, Claire North, Cavan Scott, Priya Sharma, Robert Shearman, Anna Smith-Spark, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Lavie Tidhar, Catriona Ward, A C Wise and Rio Youers)
Neverland (2023) (with Guy Adams, A K Benedict, Edward Cox, A J Elwood, Paul Finch, Genevieve Gornichec, Muriel Gray, Alison Littlewood, Kirsty Logan, Seanan McGuire, Gama Ray Martinez, Laura Mauro, Premee Mohamed, Claire North, Cavan Scott, Priya Sharma, Robert Shearman, Anna Smith-Spark, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Lavie Tidhar, Catriona Ward, A C Wise and Rio Youers)
Laura Purcell recommends

The Story Keeper (2018)
Anna Mazzola
"A deliciously Gothic read, Mazzola entwines sinister fairy tales with the dark side of Victorian history. Daphne Du Maurier fans will be hugging this to their chests. A compelling mystery drenched with atmosphere, The Story Keeper will sweep you away in a cloud of black birds."

The Binding (2018)
Bridget Collins
"An original concept, beautifully written. Collins’ prose is spellbinding."

Blackberry and Wild Rose (2019)
Sonia Velton
"A sumptuous and moving debut. Velton weaves her tale with the threads of betrayal, thwarted dreams and good intentions gone awry."

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2019)
(Good Girl's Guide to Murder, book 1)
Holly Jackson
"A fiendishly-plotted mystery that kept me guessing until the very end."

A Single Thread (2019)
Tracy Chevalier
"‘I loved it! Enchanting and full of hope. Absolutely needed in this political climate."

Theatre of Marvels (2022)
Lianne Dillsworth
"A dazzling tale of self-discovery with a cast of vivid characters, I loved it."
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