Reader, I Murdered Him -- Betsy Cornwell - Hardcover
In this daring tale of female agency and revenge from a New York Times bestselling author, a girl becomes a teenage vigilante who roams Victorian England using her privilege and power to punish her friends' abusive suitors and keep other young women safe.
Adele grew up in the shadows--first watching from backstage at her mother's Parisian dance halls, then wandering around the gloomy, haunted rooms of her father's manor. When she's finally sent away to boarding school in London, she's happy to enter the brightly lit world of society girls and their wealthy suitors.
Yet there are shadows there, too. Many of the men that try to charm Adele's new friends do so with dark intentions. After a violent assault, she turns to a roguish young con woman for help. Together, they become vigilantes meting out justice. But can Adele save herself from the same fate as those she protects?
With a queer romance at its heart, this lush historical thriller offers readers an irresistible mix of vengeance and empowerment.
Author: Betsy Cornwell
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 11/15/2022
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.90h x 6.00w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780358306641
Age Range: 13-17
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 10/31/2022
School Library Journal 11/01/2022 pg. 66
Booklist 11/01/2022 pg. 66
About the Author
Betsy Cornwell is the New York Times best-selling author of The Circus Rose, The Forest Queen, Mechanica, Venturess, and Tides. She lives in Ireland with her son.
www.betsycornwell.com, Instagram: @BetsyCornwell.