In this hotly anticipated sequel to the haunting #1 bestseller Stalking Jack the Ripper, bizarre murders are discovered in the castle of Prince Vlad the Impaler, otherwise known as Dracula. Could it be a copycat killer...or has the depraved prince been brought back to life?
Emilia cestuje po boku záhadného princa Wratha do Siedmich kruhov, kde ju čaká lákavý svet nerestí. Zaprisahala sa, že urobí všetko, čo bude v jej silách, len aby pomstila zbytočnú smrť svojej sestry Vittorie... aj keby sa mala vydať za samotného kráľa démonov, Pridea. Najdôležitejšie pravidlo Hriešnych: Nedôveruj nikomu! Vo svete, kde si princovia vrážajú navzájom dýky do chrbta, obklopená luxusom, dostávajúc pozvánky na večierky, sa Emilia cíti veľmi osamelo. Indície, ktoré by mali viesť k odhaleniu vraha Vittorie, sú protichodné a pochybuje aj o tom, že Wrathovi, svojmu spojencovi vos vete ľudí, môže dôverovať. Skrýva pred ňou svoju pravú, nebezpečnú tvár? Emilia v tejto časti čelí skúškam, hľadá magické predmety, odhaľuje postupne stopy minulosti a snáď dostane aj odpovede, po ktorých tak veľmi túži. Jedna sestra. Dvaja hriešni princovia. Nekonečný podvod so zmesou pomsty... Vitajte v pekle.
In the shocking finale to the bestselling series that began with Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas are on the hunt for the depraved, elusive killer known as the White City Devil. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse has them fighting to stay one step ahead of the brilliant serial killer---or see their fateful romance cut short by unspeakable tragedy. Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike the genteel streets of London. But like London, the city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders. Determined to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they've encountered before. Identifying him is one thing, but capturing him---and getting dangerously lost in the infamous Murder Hotel he constructed as a terrifying torture device---is another. Will Audrey Rose and Thomas see their last mystery to the end---together and in love---or will their fortunes finally run out when their most depraved adversary makes one final, devastating kill?
Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her partner-in-crime-investigation, Thomas Cresswell, are en route to New York to help solve another blood-soaked mystery. Embarking on a week-long voyage across the Atlantic on the opulent RMS Etruria, they're delighted to discover a traveling troupe of circus performers, fortune tellers, and a certain charismatic young escape artist entertaining the first-class passengers nightly. But then, privileged young women begin to go missing without explanation, and a series of brutal slayings shocks the entire ship. The disturbing influence of the Moonlight Carnival pervades the decks as the murders grow ever more freakish, with nowhere to escape except the unforgiving sea. It's up to Audrey Rose and Thomas to piece together the gruesome investigation as even more passengers die before reaching their destination. But with clues to the next victim pointing to someone she loves, can Audrey Rose unravel the mystery before the killer's horrifying finale?
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A deliciously creepy horror novel with a story line inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion... Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world. The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this #1 New York Times bestselling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.
Dve sestry. Jedna brutálna vražda. Cesta za odplatou, ktorá rozpúta peklo. Emilia a jej dvojča Vittoria sú streghe – čarodejnice, ktoré žijú potajomky medzi ľuďmi a vyhýbajú sa tomu, aby vzbudili pozornosť. Jedného dňa však Vittoria nepríde na večeru do známej sicílskej reštaurácie. Emilia čoskoro nájde zohavené telo svojho milovaného dvojčaťa. Zničená Emilia sa vydá hľadať sestrinho vraha, ktorému sa chce pomstiť za každú cenu, aj keby to malo znamenať použitie zakázanej temnej mágie. Emilia sa zoznámi s jedným z pekelných princov, pred ktorým ju varovali už v detstve. Ten tvrdí, že je na jej strane a bol poverený svojím pánom, aby vyriešil sériu vrážd na ostrove. Ak však ide o princov z pekla, nič nie je také ako sa zdá...
From the author of Girls Made of Snow and Glass, this captivating and utterly original Persian-inspired fairy tale about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch is perfect for fans of Natasha Ngan and Naomi Novik.
