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 England
The always-brilliant Macneal levels up once again in this tour de force of a gothic thriller. I devoured it. -- Gillian McAllister
A 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 Mercies
Elizabeth 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 Hore
The 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 Tower
Taut, 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 Pandora
You 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 Affair
The 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 Den
Gripping, taut, elegantly-written and full of richly-researched period detail, The Burial Plot is exactly what a gothic should be: thrilling. -- Rebecca Stott
As 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 Girl
Macneal 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 Herald
Infused with a real sense of threat, it's a mesmerising and compelling read -- Heat
Another 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 Scotsman
This macabre mystery is perfect for those who enjoy historical fiction, more so the Victorians and death culture. -- The York Press