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“I could have included any of Sarah Waters’ books here—they’re all extraordinary—but Fingersmith has remained my favourite because it’s a glorious mystery, it has a fantastic, gripping plot, and also one of the best twists in the business… Sarah Waters manages to create these amazing Victorian characters, but she makes them fresh and new, and I think that is a real achievement in a historical novel.” Read more...
The Best Historical Crime Novels
Anna Mazzola, Novelist
“Fingersmith is an astonishing piece of work. Sarah Waters creates a fabulous sense of place, the violence of those Victorian institutions, the impossibility of a women ever getting out again if she was confined. It’s a novel that requires a lot of its reader—who is tricking who, who is the most morally bankrupt. It’s an extraordinary novel. I don’t think any modern writer does the underbelly of the Victorian period better than Sarah Waters.” Read more...
Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads
Kate Mosse, Novelist
