ESSIE FOX’S GOTHIC NOVELS

Bestselling Author of Historical Gothic Fiction

CATHERINE

A retelling of Wuthering Heights

ESSIE’S NEW NOVEL WILL BE PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2026

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DANGEROUS

A Sunday Times Historical Book of the Month

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Living in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city. But when he is associated with the deaths of local women found with wounds to their throats, and then a novel called THE VAMPYRE is published in his name, rumours are spread to say that Byron may be the murderer. Haunted by whispering campaigns and the scandals of his past, he is forced to play detective and discover who is really behind the heinous crimes.

Rich in gothic atmosphere and drawing on real events and characters from Byron’s life, Dangerous is a riveting historical thriller ~ as decadent and seductive as the poet himself.

‘Exquisitely conjured … unputdownable gothic mystery.’ Gill Paul

‘Splendidly gothic and impressively researched. The brooding presence of Byron comes alive!’ Andrew Taylor

‘The gothic queen has done it again. A dark disturbing treat … compelling told.’ Bridget Walsh

Essie talks about Dangerous on SHE WROTE TOO podcast

OTHER NOVELS

An instant Sunday Times Bestseller, The Fascination visits the chaos and corruption of the Victorian country fairgrounds, the glamour of the Drury Lane pantomimes, and a museum in London’s Oxford Street filled with anatomical wonders. Prepare to be amazed!

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PRAIE FR ESSIE FOX

Luminous … utterly beguiling ~ The Times

The lovechild of Sarah Water and Angela Carter ~ The Guardian

Deliciously unsettling ~ The Independent

Magnificently conjured Hitchcockian atmosphere ~ Historia Magazine

Intoxicating ~ Historical Novels Society

Essie’s previous four novels been been selected for the UK National Book Awards, the Channel 4 TV Book Club, and as The Times newspaper’s Historical Books Of The Month...