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All The Blood We Share

All The Blood We Share

The dark and gripping new historical crime based on a twisted true story

Summary

Discover the darkly addictive new historical crime based on a twisted true story, from the author of Triflers Need Not Apply

'Creepy and compelling' THE TIMES CRIME CLUB


'Atmospheric and addictive' CRIME MONTHLY


'Sinister. A pulse-pounding read' WOMAN & HOME


'A mixture of black humour and psychological insight' SUNDAY TIMES, 'Best Historical Fiction Books of 2023'

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Blood is thicker than water . . . and murder is best kept in the family

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Kate Bender has killed before.

She has felt the warm trickle of a man's blood. Known what it is like to hold his life in her hands. But that is in the past.


Laying low in a new town, she vows to change. When she gains the locals' trust as an esteemed medium, a life closer to virtue finally seems within reach.


But can Kate deny her lingering urges?

For while the town praise her promising work, she is drawn to darker business behind closed doors . . .

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'I was absolutely captivated. Chilling, terrifying, utterly addictive, All the Blood We Share is a beautifully written, spellbinding read for 2023' KAREN COLES, author of The Asylum

Praise for Camilla Bruce

'Extraordinary' The Times

'Dark glee and tragedy - you'll gobble this up' Laura Purcell


'An amazing book, riveting, heart-breaking and intense. I couldn't put it down' My Favourite Murder Podcast

Reviews

  • Creepy and compelling
    The Times Crime Club

About the author

Camilla Bruce

CAMILLA BRUCE was born in central Norway and grew up in an old forest, next to an Iron Age burial mound. She has a master's degree in comparative literature from The Norwegian University of Science and Technology and currently lives in Trondheim with her son and cat. Triflers Need Not Apply was her first foray into historical fiction; she has also published two highly acclaimed speculative novels: You Let Me In and The Witch in the Well.
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