Reader, I Murdered Him

In this daring tale of female agency and revenge from a New York Times bestselling author, a girl becomes a teenage vigilante who roams Victorian England using her privilege and power to punish her friends` abusive suitors and keep other young women safe. Adele grew up in the shadows--first watching from backstage at her mother`s Parisian dance halls, then wandering around the gloomy, haunted rooms of her father`s manor. When she`s finally sent away to boarding school in London, she`s happy to enter the brightly lit world of society girls and their wealthy suitors. Yet there are shadows there, too. Many of the men that try to charm Adele`s new friends do so with dark intentions. After a violent assault, she turns to a roguish young con woman for help. Together, they become vigilantes meting out justice. But can Adele save herself from the same fate as those she protects? With a queer romance at its heart, this lush historical thriller offers readers an irresistible mix of vengeance and empowerment.