A mysterious keepsake a murdered bride a legacy of secrets... One balmy June evening in 1881
Phoebe Stanbury stands before the guests at her engagement party: this is her moment when she
will join the renowned Raycraft family and ascend to polite society. As she takes her fiancé's
hand a stranger brandishing a knife steps forward and ends the poor girl's life. Amid the
tumult he turns to her aristocratic groom and mouths: 'I promised I would save you.' The
following morning just a few miles away timid young legal clerk William Lamb meets a
reclusive client whom he was never meant to meet. He finds the old man terrified and in
desperate need of aid: William must keep safe a small casket of yellowing papers and deliver
an enigmatic message: The Finder knows. With its labyrinth of unfolding secrets Claire Evans'
riveting debut will be adored by fans of Kate Mosse Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Jessie Burton.
