Genre: Historical fiction Published: 2021 No. of Pages: 414 The Italian proverb ‘Old sins have long shadows’ is tactfully used at the beginning of Deborah Swift’s sequel The Silkworm Keeper. Where Swift’s first book in the series, The Poison Keeper, exhibits the nefarious activities of poisoner Giuila Tofana, the sequel sees Giuila wholly transformed as a nun, atoning forContinue reading “The Silkworm Keeper by Deborah Swift”
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The Poison Keeper by Deborah Swift
Genre: Historical fiction Published: 2021 No. of Pages: 410 Throughout history, many lives have been taken by the invisible hands of lethal poison. While many may think poisonous administration was performed at random, Deborah Swift exhibits that it was indeed a career – a clandestine and dangerous one too. In her latest novel The Poison Keeper,Continue reading “The Poison Keeper by Deborah Swift”
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