Sarah Hawthorn – författare

"Gorgeously atmospheric, heartrending and deeply ominous." - Hester Steel, author of The Faceless Thing We Adore"A seductive and infernal hymn of dread, love, and damnation." - Elliott Gish, author of Grey DogFor fans of A Dark and Drowning Tide and The Lighthouse Witches comes a queer speculative fiction novel about a lighthouse keeper who made a devil's bargain to save her sister.But when a shipwrecked survivor washes ashore, she is left with an impossible choice…***One deal with the devil makes a fool. Two? A villain...A year ago, Elle made a deal with the devil to save her sister. Now, they live on a desolate spit of land beyond Halifax harbour. Elle, as a lighthouse keeper, steers unsuspecting sailors to their destruction; those are the terms of her bargain. Liney need never know the cost. Her safety is worth every drop of blood.But a sinner’s pact is not so simple. When the devil returns, demanding more—more shipwrecks, no survivors—Elle knows what she must do to keep Liney safe...Another ship. Another crew killed in the devil’s name.Then a woman washes ashore. Is she a soul to be sacrificed, or part of a darker design? As Liney and the stranger grow closer, Elle faces an impossible choice: kill, and break Liney’s heart, or forfeit her own soul.Danger arises from all sides: the merciless sea, ruthless men on the mainland, and the infernal bargain itself…Souls and sisterhood, fate and fire—what must be sacrificed for the devil to get his due?A riveting tale of doomed love and a chilling Faustian bargain, A Fate Worse Than Drowning is a masterwork of queer speculative fiction that will captivate fans of gothic literature.TropesGothic FictionLGBTQ+Speculative FictionDeal with the Devil

A lawyer gets an unsettling message twenty years after her lover''s death on 9/11, in this "fast-paced and emotional page-turner" by the author of The Dilemma (Christian White, bestselling author).At last, I''ve found you. A shock, I''m sure. But in time, I''ll explain. MartinBack in 2001, a young Lucie worked in New York City and was in love with Martin, who promised to leave his wife for her. Then he became one of the many victims of the terrorist attack of September 11.Two decades later, Lucie has just joined the staff of a prestigious London law firm after a bitter separation. However, her attempt at a new start is derailed by a baffling hand-delivered note—signed Martin. Is her vivid imagination playing tricks? Did her long-lost lover have stage his own disappearance under the cover of that fateful day, or could it be that someone else is stalking her?Filled with compelling characters and unsettling plot twists, spanning London, New York, and Sydney, A Voice in the Night is an addictive thriller about one woman''s quest to solve a mystery from the past and the thin line between hope and dread."Masterful pacing and stealthy execution . . . keeps you on the edge of your seat and guessing right up until the end." —Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman"An eerie and riveting story." —Lynn Hightower, author of Alien Blues"A tightly crafted, clever thriller." —Sarah Clutton, author of The Daughter''s Promise