Description

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"I collected the first
bone when I was twelve. This fact was not mentioned in court... Such a tiny little
bone, more like a tooth. I only kept it to keep him safe."

Kathryn Darkling, imprisoned in Holloway, is facing death by hanging for her vengeance killing. Haunted by a spirit, she still hopes to perform the ancient black magic that will free her soul, or her struggle to punish the mighty will have been in vain. Will the love of her life come to her aid?

Or can she find a way to escape her fate?

Winner of The
Virginia Prize for Fiction, Bone Rites is a dark, literary tale of love, loss and one woman's obsessive fight
for justice and redemption within a ruthless world.

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About the Author

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Natalie Bayley is author of Bone Rites, Lolita's Daughter, The Secret Life of Grandmothers, The Witch Who Saved Paris and The Lady Lyttle Murder Mystery series. Her dark thriller Bone Rites was selected for the 2019 Blue Pencil long list, went on to be shortlisted for the 2021 Blue Pencil First Novel Award and was long listed for the 2021 Caledonia prize before becoming the Winner of the Virginia Prize for Fiction. Natalie lives in NSW, Australia, writes a column in the local newspaper, teaches English, enjoys ocean swimming and whispering to cats.