Blood on Her Tongue: A Gothic Horror from the Author of My Darling Dreadful Thing

"Gothic horror for the ages…Combining shiver-inducing horror with sharp-fanged social commentary, this more than merits comparison to Dracula and other genre titans." – Publishers Weekly, Starred Review***"I'm in your blood, and you are in mine…"The Netherlands, 1887. Lucy's twin sister Sarah is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles nonsensically, and is increasingly obsessed with a centuries-old corpse recently discovered on her husband's grand estate.The doctor has diagnosed her with temporary insanity caused by a fever of the brain. To protect her twin from a terrible fate in a lunatic asylum, Lucy must unravel the mystery surrounding her sister's condition, but it's clear her twin is hiding something. Then again, Lucy is harbouring secrets of her own, too.Then, the worst happens. Sarah's behaviour takes a turn for the strange. She becomes angry…and hungry.Lucy soon comes to suspect that somet