The Burial Plot

Propulsive, rich and properly gripping. Macneal is a masterful storyteller - I genuinely could not put this down. – Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars and Mrs EnglandThe always-brilliant Macneal levels up once again in this tour de force of a Gothic thriller. I devoured it. – Gillian McAllisterA book to sink into and relish. Dark, clever, with a twist worthy of your attention. Macneal gets better and better. – Kiran Millwood Hargrave, bestselling author of The MerciesElizabeth Macneal is the real deal - she crafts meticulously researched, page-turning Gothic tales in beautiful prose. The Burial Plot’s rich blend of mystery, mayhem and murder both grips and enchants. – Rachel HoreThe Burial Plot is Gothic and gripping, full of twists and turns. I was hooked from the first page, and on constant tenterhooks about the fate of the book’s heroine. Macneal brings Victorian England - and all of its potential dangers - vividly to life, and the characters leap off the page. – Flora Carr, author of The TowerTaut, propulsive, beautifully done - Macneal has once again written a richly drawn story with characters that leap from the page and a plot which hooks you in from the first page to the very last. – Susan Stokes Chapman, Sunday Times bestselling author of PandoraYou know the books everyone loves? Wuthering Heights, And Then There Were None, I Capture the Castle? The Burial Plot deserves a spot right alongside them … I feverishly devoured every perfect page of Elizabeth McNeal’s tense, terrifying, and absolutely brilliant novel. It’s an irresistible work of genius. – Nina de Gramont, author of The Christie AffairThe Burial Plot is a masterclass in gothic storytelling. I was completely gripped from the first page, the period detail is utterly immersive and the tale Elizabeth MacNeal weaves is so dark, rich and compelling. Her main character Bonnie is a wonderful creation - flawed, sympathetic, fascinating - and I adored every moment I spent in her company. And the finale of the novel is just fabulous - it gave me chills – Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf DenGripping, taut, elegantly-written and full of richly-researched period detail, The Burial Plot is exactly what a gothic should be: thrilling. – Rebecca StottAs dark, twisting and magnificent as Victorian cemetery itself, The Burial Plot is a brilliantly clever and richly imagined novel. I loved it. – Anna Mazzola, author of The Clockwork GirlMacneal demonstrates her gift for conjuring up the 19th century … ingenious * Sunday Times *A Gothic thriller which is both immersive and compelling. Its shivery spell might best be enjoyed on a sunny day. – Teddy Jamieson, The HeraldInfused with a real sense of threat, it’s a mesmerising and compelling read – HeatAnother gripping Victorian thriller from the author of The Doll Factory – Good Housekeeping, The best books to read this month[The Burial Plot made] me think of the greatest Victorian crime or mystery novel, The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins … Admirable and deeply enjoyable … Elizabeth Macneal has written a novel which, while offering a welcome escape from the times we live in, also presents aspects of human behaviour which are true to all time. I think it even better that its predecessor, Circus of Wonders.’ – Allan Massie, The ScotsmanThis macabre mystery is perfect for those who enjoy historical fiction, more so the Victorians and death culture. – The York Press

Elizabeth Macneal is the author of two Sunday Times-bestselling novels: The Doll Factory, which won the 2018 Caledonia Novel Award and has been adapted into a major TV series on Paramount+, and Circus of Wonders. Her work has been translated into twenty-nine languages. Born in Scotland, Elizabeth is also a potter and lives in Twickenham with her family.