A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH

'Vivid, visceral and utterly immersive. Extraordinary' LIZ HYDER author of *The
Gifts*

'You can smell the spit and sawdust rising from the pages of this
atmospheric gothic novel.' - *RED Magazine*

'A Violent, disturbing gothic tale compellingly told.' - *The Guardian*

‘If you love Sarah Waters and dark historical fiction, you will no doubt be
hooked.’ - *Diva magazine*

In the slums of 19th-century New York.

A tattooed mystic fights for her life.

Her survival hangs on the turn of a tarot card.

Powerful, intoxicating and full of suspense. *The Knowing* is a darkly
spellbinding novel about a girl fighting for her survival in the decaying
criminal underworlds.

Whilst working as a living canvas for an abusive tattoo artist, Flora meets
Minnie, an enigmatic circus performer who offers her love and refuge in an
opulent townhouse, home to the menacing Mr Chester Merton. Flora earns her
keep reading tarot cards for his guests whilst struggling to harness her
gift, the Knowing - an ability to summon the dead. Caught in a dark love
triangle between Minnie and Chester, Flora begins to unravel the secrets
inside their house. Then at her first public séance, Flora hears the spirit
of a murdered boy prostitute and exposes his killer, setting off a train of
events which put her life at risk.

The Knowing is a stunning debut inspired by real historical characters
including Maud Wagner, one of the first known female tattoo artists, New
York gang the Dead Rabbits, and characters from PT Barnum's circus.