The Undying of Obedience Wellrest

  A mesmerising Gothic mystery from Costa Award-shortlisted author Nicholas Bowling – perfect for reading by candlelight this Halloween ...  'Fans of dark academia will be on the edge of their seats ... perfect for dark spooky nights' IRISH EXAMINER 'This atmospheric gothic mystery is ideal winter fare for 12+' THE GUARDIAN 'Bowling's atmospheric prose keeps the scares and the surprises coming' LITERARY REVIEW To the horror of young gravedigger, Ned, bodysnatchers have been visiting his churchyard in the dead of night. Until now, he'd been daydreaming about another visitor – daughter of the manor, Obedience Wellrest. But sixteen-year-old Obedience has troubles of her own: her loving but overbearing father, and his wish to see her married to a rich man of science, Phineas Mordaunt.  When Mordaunt starts to poke his nose into her family history – in particular, the ruinous research of late Uncle Herbert – Obedience enters into a dangerous game with Death, and Ned might be the only person who can save her … A mesmerising tale of magic, death and science, wrapped up in a delicious Gothic mystery Think Frankenstein vibes: dark academia, gravediggers and dark magic Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell meets Dangerous Remedy – for young adult readers From highly acclaimed Costa Award-shortlisted author of In the Shadow of Heroes and The Garden (as Nick Newman)    'Nicholas Bowling is a thrilling writer' THE TELEGRAPH 'A vastly entertaining riff not just on Mary Shelley, but the novels of her father William Godwin' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Gripping and evocative ... Creepiness will of course ensure in this page-turning historical thriller' IRISH TIMES