The Vanished Bride: Rumours. Scandal. Danger. The Bronte sisters are ready to investigate . . .

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'Brilliantly entertaining and original' C.L. Taylor 'A standout book' Rosie Walsh From the Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Memory Book, Rowan Coleman, comes a special new series featuring the Bronte sisters, written under the name Bella Ellis Yorkshire, 1845, and dark rumours are spreading across the moors. Everything indicates that Mrs Elizabeth Chester of Chester Grange has been brutally murdered in her home - but nobody can find her body. As the dark murmurs reach Emily, Anne and Charlotte Bronte, the sisters are horrified, yet intrigued. Before they know it, the siblings become embroiled in the quest to find the vanished bride, sparking their imaginations but placing their lives at great peril . . . Praise for The Vanished Bride: 'Evocative and utterly enchanting' Sarah Hilary 'A gripping, twisty mystery' Angela Clarke 'A splendid adventure' Guardian 'A treat from start to finish' Jane Casey 'Happily, more Bronte mysteries are to be expected' TLS

Bella Ellis is the Bronte inspired pen name for the award winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Rowan Coleman. A Bronte devotee for most of her life, Rowan is the author of fourteen novels including The Memory Book, The Summer of Impossible Things and The Girl at the Window.

Elegant, witty and compulsively readable - I think the Bronte sisters would have been delighted. A standout book Bronte fans will undoubtedly get the most out of this: possible inspirations for Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall are everywhere. But you don't need insider knowledge to enjoy either the splendid adventure, or the touching and often funny portrayal of the sisters' devotion to and exasperation with one another and their debauched brother. - Guardian A gorgeous book - perfectly paced and completely charming. As a mystery, it is compelling and satisfying; as a portrait of the Brontes it is insightful, moving and inspiring. It is an absolute treat from start to finish Brilliantly entertaining and original Bronte aficionados are sure to enjoy the accurate characterization and context, the twists turns and Gothic touches of the plot, and the strong feminist streak that manifests itself throughout, but most triumphantly at the end. Happily, more Bronte mysteries are to be expected. - TLS Romps along and is lashed with Gothic colour. Fun and inventive. - Daily Mail Wonderful . . . A treat for everyone. I loved it so very much Incredible . . . Bella Ellis is a very special talent: the Brontes are magically brought to life in this gripping, twisty mystery. I need more!