The Mystery of Suicide Place
A poor orphan girl with a face that could ruin kingdoms. A crumbling mansion whispered about in terrified tones. And a name that makes even the bravest shudder: Suicide Place. When the saucy, dazzling Floy arrives at the ominous estate, she finds herself entangled in a web of near-fatal accidents, hidden gold, and a family secret buried so deep it threatens to destroy everything. Suitors vye for her affection even as danger closes in from every corner of the haunted house. Social standing means everything in this world, but Floy has nothing but her beauty, her wit, and a survival instinct that refuses to die. Originally serialized in The Fireside Companion, this is pure Victorian gothic melodrama at its most unhinged. If you love your romance with pulse-pounding danger, secret identities, and a heroine who refuses to be a victim, this is the ancestor of every gothic and paranormal romance that followed.
