Fiona MountainReihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)
Fiona Mountain schafft fesselnde Erzählungen, die historische Schauplätze mit Elementen von Mysterien und Romantik verweben. Ihre Prosa lädt die Leser in komplexe Geschichten ein, die oft die Echos der Vergangenheit durch detektivähnliche Untersuchungen der Ahnen erforschen. Sie versteht es meisterhaft, sorgfältig recherchierte historische Details mit dem intimen emotionalen Leben ihrer Charaktere zu verbinden und so ein einzigartiges und fesselndes Leseerlebnis zu schaffen. Mountains Hingabe an die historische Fiktion bietet einen reichen Teppich für ihre Erforschung beständiger menschlicher Verbindungen.
Born into a world seething with treachery and suspicion, Eleanor Goodricke grows up on the Somerset Levels just after the English Civil Wars, heiress to her late mother's estates and daughter of a Puritan soldier who fears for his brilliant daughter with her dangerous passion for natural history - and for butterflies in particular. Her reckless courage will take her to places where no woman of her day ever dared to go. Her fearless ambition will give her a place in history for all time. But it is her passionate heart which will lead her into a consuming love - and mortal peril.
Die Vergangenheit ist voller Geheimnisse. Manche davon sind tödlich. Einen Stammbaum erstellen: Eigentlich ein ganz normaler Auftrag für die Familienforscherin Natasha Blake. Doch dann wird ihr Auftraggeber Charles Seagrove ermordet. Gerade als Natasha auf die Geschichte zweier ‚Landgirls’ stößt, die im Krieg auf Seagroves’Landgut gearbeitet haben. Beide waren schwanger, beide sind damals spurlos verschwunden … „Eine unvergessliche neue Stimme“. (Daily Mail)
This is the first stunning installment of a riveting new mystery series that uncovers the secrets of the dead. "Pale as the Dead deals with the mysterious death of Lizzie Siddal, a real and fascinating historical figure whose beauty and tragic life have made her into a legend. (She was the model for the famous painting on the cover of the book.) Lizzie's death has always been shrouded in mystery. She is perhaps best known for the macabre story that tells of her husband, the Pre-Raphaelite artists Dante Gabriel Rossetti, having her coffin dug up to retrieve some poems he had buried with her. When the coffin was opened, Lizzie was said to be as beautiful as the day she died. "Pale as the Dead is the story of how the disappearance of a young girl, Bethany, appears to be linked in some way to Lizzie Siddal. Our detective is Natasha Blake, a complex young genealogist with a passion for history. Natasha's career choice is partly driven by the mystery of her own roots--she was abandoned in the hospital as a newborn. Her mother disappeared hours after giving birth, leaving a false name and address and a note on the back of a picture postcard that said simply, "Her name is Natasha." Natasha is hired by the missng girl's lover, Adam, whose own life seems to have plenty of dark shadows. An old diary and famous graveyard lead Natasha into more danger than she bargains for--some people will do ANYTHING to keep a secret!
