'Wonderfully vivid and compelling ... A real page turner' Elodie Harper author of The Temple
of Fortuna 'An evocative gothic tale where nothing is quite what it seems' Susan
Stokes-Chapman author of Pandora 'A sparkling gothic debut ... reminded me of Sarah Waters'
Anna Mazzola author of The Clockwork Girl ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN ** GOOD
SISTER. BAD SISTER. ONE LAST CON. Paris 1866. When Baroness Sylvie Devereux receives a
house-call from Charlotte Mothe the sister she disowned she fears her shady past as a spirit
medium has caught up with her. But with their father ill and Charlotte unable to pay his bills
Sylvie is persuaded into one last con. Their marks are the de Jacquinots: dysfunctional
aristocrats who believe they are haunted by their great aunt brutally murdered during the
French Revolution. Sylvie and Charlotte will need to deploy every trick to terrify the family
out of their gold - until they experience inexplicable horrors themselves. The sisters start
to question if they really are at the mercy of a vengeful spirit. And what other deep dark
secrets threaten to come to light...? Through twists and turns Spitting Gold blends
propulsive historical mystery with a captivating sapphic romance. 'A tale of two sisters
filled with spooky spirits queer love and high suspense' Heat
