“So many books are hyped up as being the next Jamaica Inn or the next Rebecca, but The House of Whispers really is, and I think Queen Daphne might have to hand over the crown to Queen Laura . . . exquisite.”
—Natasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
“If Charles Dickens and Emily Brontë had a love child, it would be Laura Purcell. The House of Whispers is a deliciously creepy novel full of rambling houses, storm-soaked nights, sinister secrets, and hidden agendas that kept me turning the pages.”
—Lorna Cook, author of The Forgotten Village
“[The Silent Companions is an] extraordinary, memorable, and truly haunting book.”
—Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“[The Poison Thread is] an uncanny Gothic mystery . . . Satisfying.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“[The Poison Thread is] a compelling slice of early Victorian gothic . . . Vivid and well researched, this book is an evocative portrait of a society that punishes women who dare to contravene social norms. . . . A splendid mystery with suitably melodramatic flourishes.”
—The Guardian (UK)
“One of the most well-written horror stories I’ve read this year, The Silent Companions is proper Gothic fare. . . . What is commendable is how Purcell is able to weave all these [classic] elements in a story that is layered and psychologically complex till the very end.”
—Book Riot
“The chill of The Silent Companions sneaks up on you and then settles in like a gray mist on a British moor . . . a shivery treat.”
—BookPage