Cornwall, 1845. Shilly has always felt a connection to happenings that are not of this world, a talent that has proved invaluable when investigating dark deeds with master of disguise, Anna Drake. The women opened a detective agency with help from their newest member and investor, Mathilda, but six long months have passed without a single case to solve and tensions are growing. It is almost a relief when a man is found dead along the Morwenstow coast and the agency is sought out to investigate. There are suspicions that wreckers plague the coast, luring ships to their ruin with false lights - though nothing has ever been proved. Yet with the local talk of sirens calling victims to the sea to meet their end, could something other-worldly be responsible for the man's death?
About the AuthorKatherine Stansfield is a novelist and poet whose novels The Visitor and The Magpie Tree have won the Holyer an Gof Fiction Award. She grew up in the wilds of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall and lived on the west coast of Wales for many years.
ReviewsPraise for Falling Creatures: `Beautifully realised...Stansfield manages to create a dark and macabre atmosphere that feels fresh and original' The Times, Historical Fiction Book of the Month; 'An enticing adventure of a novel, rich in beautifully realised period detail' Kate Hamer, author of The Girl in the Red Coat
Book InformationISBN 9780749024970
Author Katherine StansfieldFormat Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Allison & BusbyPublisher Allison & Busby