Based on its blurb, I'm not totally sure about
The Lost Apothecary, by Sarah Penner, as a mystery, but it's also listed in
SYKM, and that's good enough for me. And it's on sale right now at Kindle UK for £0.99, and it sounds pretty good, and its webpage claims it was a
New York Times Top Ten Bestseller. So even if it's "only" a historical novel with some mysterious elements, I'm going to give it a try...
Kindle UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08L7G19RP
Spoiler:
Quote:
With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time.
Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary’s fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries.
Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago, her life collides with the apothecary’s in a stunning twist of fate—and not everyone will survive.
Shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award
2021's Most Highly Anticipated New Books Newsweek
Most Anticipated Books of 2021 Popsugar
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