The Vermilion Sea

The Vermilion SeaFrom the author of Glamorous Notions comes a harrowing tale set aboard a yacht in the 1920s, where luxury borders on lunacy and mysteries of the deep blur the lines between science and the occult. The Great War may be over, but brilliant scientist Billie McKennan continues the fight to be taken seriously. When a deliberate omission wins her a marine biologist position aboard an expedition funded by a wealthy eccentric, she quickly discovers shes not

and she’s doing more than okay

The guy beside her at the bar

straightforward recipes that still impress

powerful novel by a writer who displays enormous compassion for her characters

“A fascinating look at true crime and tabloid culture that's as thoughtful as it is gripping” (People)

Linda is doing her best to lead a life that would appear normal to the casual observer

For thousands of years the cruel North Wind ruled the land North of Up North

it becomes clear that the women’s stories are linked in deeper

This is not the story of how I died

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but she can’t help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears

and a thief to the fate of an empire