Vanished Bride

'Brilliantly entertaining and original' C.L. Taylor

'A standout book' Rosie Walsh

From the Sunday Times-bestselling author Rowan Coleman, comes a special new series featuring the Brontë 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 Brontë, 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 Brontë mysteries are to be expected' TLS

Romps along and is lashed with Gothic colour. Fun and inventive., Daily Mail

Brontë 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

Brilliantly entertaining and original

Elegant, witty and compulsively readable - I think the Brontë sisters would have been delighted. A standout book -- Rosie Walsh

a gorgeous book - perfectly paced and completely charming. As a mystery, it is compelling and satisfying; as a portrait of the Brontës it is insightful, moving and inspiring. It is an absolute treat from start to finish -- Jane Casey

Incredible . . . Bella Ellis is a very special talent: the Brontës are magically brought to life in this gripping, twisty mystery. I need more!

Brontë 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 Brontë mysteries are to be expected., TLS

Evocative and utterly enchanting -- Sarah Hilary

Great, gothic fun . . . the Brontës are so skilfully and cleverly depicted that it's no stretch at all to imagine the sisters, and their wastrel brother, Branwell, as amateur sleuths, Red Magazine

Wonderful . . . A treat for everyone. I loved it so very much