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'A story of women who defy strict rules, Killingly is a gripping novel of intrigue and surprising twists' Kate Manning, author of My Notorious Life

The young women at Mount Holyoke College are famed for their beauty and virtue - except for Agnes and Bertha. With their strange dresses, scholarly pursuits and intimate friendship, these two students are considered peculiar.

One autumn morning, Bertha vanishes, leaving Agnes to wander the cold university halls alone.

As a search team dredges the pond where Bertha might have drowned, an investigation into her disappearance begins. Agnes might know the truth, but she is being unhelpfully tight-lipped, inciting the suspicions of Bertha's family, the students at Mount Holyoke, and the detective hired for the case. As secrets from Bertha and Agnes's lives begin to surface, so do the competing agendas driving each person who is searching for her.

What happened to Bertha? Who would want to hurt her? And could she still be alive?

PRAISE FOR KILLINGLY:

'A superb novel, suffused with dread, riddled with covert motivations and desires, reckoning with painful secrets, artfully rendering the myriad facets of this mysterious case while bearing witness to the sacrifices many women have made to live-and die-authentically' Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Dog of the North

'Killingly moves deliberately, achingly, through one young woman's disappearance in 1897 . . . Extraordinary fiction. Now, more than ever, we need to know the truth this story reveals' Julia Phillips, author of National Book Award Finalist Disappearing Earth

About the Author :
Katharine Beutner is an assistant professor of English at the College of Wooster in Ohio. Her first novel, Alcestis, won the Edmund White Debut Fiction Award in 2011 and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Association's Lesbian Debut Fiction Award. Her writing has appeared in Tinfish, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Toast and other publications. Recently, she received an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award. She is the editor in chief of The Dodge, a magazine of eco-writing and translation, and lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

Review :
An impressive, multistranded story SARAH WATERS AND DONNA TARTT SQUAD, BUCKLE UP: Killingly, the latest from Katharine Beutner, is hitting the Plain Bad Heroines place in my heart again. A haunting story of the disappearance of a young woman and the devastating aftermath for those who love her, Killingly is a moving portrayal of loss, sisterhood and the quiet heroism of women. This book and its characters will stay with me long after reading. Katharine Beutner has spun a lost scrap of history into a campus mystery novel set in the late 1800s, when an elite women's college is consumed by the search for a missing student. Gossip and clues to her whereabouts-or her death-fester with accusation and suspicion. In their longing to find the beloved young woman, her best friend Agnes and her older sister Florence must each grapple with their own dangerous secrets. A story of women who defy strict rules, Killingly is a gripping novel of intrigue and surprising twists. Secrets upon secrets unfold in this completely engrossing story about the disappearance of a Mount Holyoke girl in the late 1800s. I was half-charmed, half-horrified by every peculiar character and every unexpected twist. Unforgettable! KILLINGLY moves deliberately, achingly, through one young woman's disappearance in 1897. Out of the real-life facts of the case, Katharine Beutner makes extraordinary fiction, pushing against the limits of her characters' situations and propelling us to the heights of their ambitions. Beutner's novel is able to discover an answer to Bertha Mellish's mystery. Now, more than ever, we need to know the truth this story reveals. This is a superb novel, suffused with dread, riddled with covert motivations and desires, reckoning with painful secrets, artfully rendering the myriad facets of this mysterious case while bearing witness to the sacrifices many women have made to live-and die-authentically. ...investigate[s] the nature of those who stand apart from the crowd, and are punished for their independence. Almost all the characters guard secrets of their own, secrets that Beutner exposes one by one as she skillfully stretches out the tension. An atmospheric reimagining (...) gothic atmosphere, great period detail, and a genuine shock at the end. Beutner is masterful at depicting the intrigue and innuendo of a women's college. With perfect pacing, she drops casual revelations that grow increasingly shocking as the pages turn. Startling. The storyline will keep you guessing and engaged as it also deals with issues still in the news today. I predict this mystery will be in a lot of beach bags this summer. Beutner keeps us on the edge of our seats as she unravels their tangle of secrets and lies. Katharine Beutner has written a stunning historical mystery, based on a true missing person case. Killingly hits all the high notes!


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781838959234
  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Corvus
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 368
  • Sub Title: A gothic feminist historical thriller, perfect for fans of Sarah Waters and Donna Tartt
  • Width: 153 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1838959238
  • Publisher Date: 08 Jun 2023
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 464 gr


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