Popping in quickly to draw your attention to the imminent release of the paperback of Sarah Burton’s Eliza Mace on 27th February 2025 (pre-order available NOW on Amazon!).
Here are the book details for you:
Blurb: A twisty Victorian mystery featuring quick-witted detective Eliza Mace
The Welsh borders, 1870s: on the cusp of adulthood, Eliza Mace is battling for her independence. Stuck in a crumbling manor house on the fringe of a small town, she is thwarted by powers that conspire to protect, control and deceive her. But when her father goes missing in mysterious circumstances, Eliza’s determination to uncover the truth is unstoppable.
Joining forces with the charismatic new police constable, Dafydd Pritchard, she sets out to solve the case, but that’s no easy task. Her father has run up debts in town and beyond, and there are many who bear him a grudge. As she searches for evidence, Eliza exposes dark secrets that threaten to tear her world apart…
I reviewed the Kindle version of this book on its release- you can find my review here: https://bookshineandreadbows.wordpress.com/2024/12/09/catch-up-quickies-87/ Spoiler alert – I enjoyed it!
“Eliza is stubborn, head-strong, observant, quick-witted, resourceful and brave, but sometimes it felt like she was being contrary just for the sake of it – I love her!”
– Steph Warren, Bookshine and Readbows, from review of Eliza Mace by Sarah Burton and Jem Poster
About the authors
Sarah Burton has taught creative writing for Cambridge and Oxford. She has published several books, including two biographies, Impostors and A Double Life: A Biography of Charles and Mary Lamb, and the award-winning novel The Strange Adventures of H, which was also shortlisted for the HWA Debut Fiction Crown.
Jem Poster has taught creative writing for the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Aberystwyth. He is the author of two acclaimed historical novels, Courting Shadows and Rifling Paradise, and co-author, with Sarah Burton, of a handbook for fiction writers, The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book You Want to Write.
