Birdcage Library

You have found me, and I you. The diary you hold in your hands is a treasure map. It will lead you to what you ought to seek. Like all such maps, the trail is cryptic. The reason for this is simple. The man I love is trying to kill me.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''Gorgeously gothic, dark and forbidding'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''Plenty of mystery, drama and even murder'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''Claustrophobic'' Set in a Scottish castle where nobody can be trusted, this is a darkly compelling tale of passion and obsession, and of the cages we find ourselves trapped in . . . In the Gilded age of parties and glamour, Hester lives in a home of exotic animals and ornate cages. In 1932, a ruined Scottish castle sits frozen in time, haunted by the memory of a woman who disappeared five decades ago. When Emily Blackwood, a young adventuress and botanist, travels north to the crumbing castle, she finds herself embroiled in a dangerous