Description
A PhD student uncovers dark secrets among her academic associates in this Gothic mystery set between Scotland, Italy, and France.
About the Author
Joanna Margaret is an art historian whose previous writing and scholarly work has focused on Florentine aristocrats in sixteenth-century France. She holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews and an MFA from NYU, where Joyce Carol Oates served as her thesis advisor. The Bequest is her first novel. Follow Joanna at www.joanna-margaret.com
Reviews
Richly atmospheric and irresistibly readable -- Joyce Carol Oates
This one will appeal to lovers of Dan Brown and Elizabeth Kostova and other mysteries of old documents and historical figures * Kirkus *
Intricately plotted, exquisitely written, and brimming with atmosphere, The Bequest is a brilliant debut, as smart as it is compelling -- Tasha Alexander
Readers will eagerly await Margaret's next * Publishers Weekly *
There are two attractions here: the present-day academic whodunnit and the olden puzzle revealed in Renaissance letters; viewers of the Netflix series The Chair will eat this up, as will readers of Philippa Gregory and Robert J. Lloyd * First Clue *
A first rate mystery by a first time author. Intriguing plot and well drawn characters -- Martin Cruz Smith
Book Information
ISBN 9781804548967
Author Joanna Margaret
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC