The Lost Apothecary

Sarah Penner

(Affirm Press, $39.99)

In 18th century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella, who sells well-disguised poisons. But the shop’s fate is jeopardised when a patron, a precocious 12-year-old girl, makes a fatal mistake that echoes through the centuries. In the present day, Caroline Parcewell stumbles on a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London 200 years ago, her modern life colliding with the apothecary in a stunning twist of fate.