Book description
Grace Hammer lives a sweet enough life with her four children in
London's dank and dirty East End, dipping into the pockets of wealthy
strangers foolish enough to venture there. She keeps a clean house and
a tight hold on her magpie nature, restricting her interests to
wallets and pocket watches - at night she dreams of shiny things.
Unbeknown to Grace, her most audacious crime will soon return to haunt
her and old enemies come knocking.
Out in the dark countryside Mr Blunt rocks in his chair, grinding
his teeth, vowing furious retribution. He has never forgotten his
scarlet treasure, or the harlot that stole it from him. At night he
dreams of slitting her lily-white throat...
Sara Stockbridge rose to fame in the 1980s as the muse of fashion
designer Vivienne Westwood. Her second novel is the rollicking Victorian
mystery,
Cross My Palm.
