She saw a murder. Now the ghost won't let her forget—and the killer won't let her live.Philadelphia, 1841. Seventeen-year-old Annis Hargrave is running from a nightmare. She and her brother have fled New York, burdened by secrets, grief, and the cursed blue pearl that may have brought death in its wake. But the past refuses to stay buried.Offered work as a medical illustrator by the enigmatic Dr. Thomas Mütter, Annis enters a world of surgical marvels and gro...

The insane asylum on Blackwell' s Island is a human rat trap. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out. — Nellie BlyElizabeth Cochrane has a secret.She isn' t the madwoman with amnesia the doctors and inmates at Blackwell' s Asylum think she is.In truth, she' s working undercover for the New York World. When the managing editor refuses to hire her because she' s a woman, Elizabeth strikes a deal: in exchange...

The insane asylum on Blackwell’s Island is a human rat trap. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out. —Nellie BlyElizabeth Cochrane has a secret.She isn’t the madwoman with amnesia the doctors and inmates at Blackwell’s Asylum think she is.In truth, she’s working undercover for the New York World. When the managing editor refuses to hire her because she’s a woman, Elizabeth strikes a deal: in exchange for a job, she’ll impe...

The insane asylum on Blackwell's Island is a human rat trap. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out. —Nellie BlyElizabeth Cochrane has a secret.She isn't the madwoman with amnesia the doctors and inmates at Blackwell's Asylum think she is.In truth, she's working undercover for the New York World. When the managing editor refuses to hire her because she's a woman, Elizabeth strikes a deal: in exchange for a job, she'll impe...

She saw a murder. Now the ghost won't let her forget—and the killer won't let her live.Philadelphia, 1841. Seventeen-year-old Annis Hargrave is running from a nightmare. She and her brother have fled New York, burdened by secrets, grief, and the cursed blue pearl that may have brought death in its wake. But the past refuses to stay buried.Offered work as a medical illustrator by the enigmatic Dr. Thomas Mütter, Annis enters a world of surgical marvels and g...

A woman is accused of killing her husband, but is she guilty? Inspired by a true historical case, this spellbinding novel will keep you guessing until the final heart-stopping revelation…I’m on trial for the murder of my husband William. But no one knows the truth about my marriage.I sit in the dock each day and listen to them tell their lies. That William wasn’t taking arsenic, that he was a nobleman who would never hurt anyone. That I’m a cunning...