First published 2013
Philip Ashley arrives home to Cornwall haunted by his cousin Ambrose's mysterious death in Italy. Ambrose's widow Rachel appears, beautiful and inscrutable, drawing Philip into her orbit with equal parts seduction and suspicion. As Philip inherits his cousin's estate and falls deeply in love with Rachel, he begins to suspect she might have murdered Ambrose—and that he could be her next target. Trapped between desire and deadly uncertainty, Philip must unravel Rachel's true intentions before he becomes another victim of her deadly charm.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, psychological-thriller, gothic
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Cornwall, Manderley
Period: 20th-century
349 pages · Kindle Edition · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: death, murder