The Shadowing Av Rhiannon Ward

<p>When well-to-do Hester learns of her sister Mercy''s death at a Nottinghamshire workhouse, she travels to Southwell to find out how her sister ended up at such a place.<br><br>Haunted by her sister''s ghost, Hester sets out to uncover the truth, when the official story reported by the workhouse master proves to be untrue. Mercy was pregnant - both her and the baby are said to be dead of cholera, but the workhouse hasn''t had an outbreak for years. <br><br>Hester discovers a strange trend in the workhouse of children going missing. One woman tells her about the Pale Lady, a ghostly figure that steals babies in the night. Is this lady a myth or is something more sinister afoot at the Southwell poorhouse? <br><br>As Hester investigates, she uncovers a conspiracy, one that someone is determined to keep a secret, no matter the cost...<br><br>**********<br><br><b>''A creepy, evocative mystery'' <i>Heat</i><br><br>''An historical novel dripping with menace'' <i>Shari Lapena</i><br><br>''If