"A delicious puzzle box of a novel!”
—The New York Times Review

“The Square of Sevens captured me from the opening lines to the breathtaking ending. With a mysterious heroine who is a sheer delight to follow through Georgian England, this is a story that will sweep you away. Secrets reveal themselves in a Gothic and suspenseful tale that will keep you guessing until the very end. Intricate, haunting and magical by turns, Laura Shepherd-Robinson’s tale is an absolute immersive read you won’t soon forget.”
—Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea

“A reminder that Laura Shepherd-Robinson is riding high in the historical crime stakes....a sprawling epic novel.”
—Financial Times

“Suspenseful and intricately planned, The Square of Sevens is a work where every page seems to hold the promise of a new thrilling secret. More than a mystery, it is a book that radiates a deep love of storytelling and the magic of a well-told tale.”
—Katherine J. Chen, author of Joan

“Bright, gripping, and brilliantly researched, The Square of Sevens is a masterful, Gothic read."
—Signe Pike, author of The Lost Queen series

“Laura Shepherd-Robinson's latest is a book to lose yourself in, so meticulously researched and filled with such vivid sensory detail that readers will swear they’ve actually journeyed through both the grand estates and seedy underbelly of Georgian England. A gripping, Gothic read that, like its mysterious heroine, lures you in from the first page and keeps you guessing until the very end.”
—Molly Greeley, author of The Clergyman’s Wife

“This rich, complex and haunting Dickensian epic is a triumph of the Gothic genre. A book that stays with you. Shepherd-Robinson is an exceptional writer and meticulous researcher. She creates an atmosphere so evocative of the 18th century I breathed the same air as the characters, wore their clothes, felt what they felt. The Square of Sevens is a masterpiece.”
—Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of The Appeal

“A big, complex mystery to lose yourself in: rich in memorable, scheming characters and vivid historical detail, full of daring twists. I was so immersed in its world, I didn’t want it to end.”
—SJ Parris, bestselling author the Giordano Bruno series

“This is a fabulously evocative novel, with a heroine who proves the most wonderful company, and a finely spun mystery which keeps you turning the pages. The Square of Sevens invites you into a magical world which you won't want to leave.”
—Elodie Harper, bestselling author of The Wolf Den

"A sprawling, exquisite, outright triumph. The Square of Sevens dazzles with heart, mystery and breathtaking detail. I double I'll read a better book this year." —Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin At the End

"Intricate, compelling and stuffed full of intrigue, The Square of Sevens will sweep you into its world."—Fiona Barton, bestselling author of The Widow

“Shepherd-Robinson presents perennial themes of truth and lies, love and loyalty, and chance and fate, sprinkling the narrative with historical figures … and literary references, from Cervantes’s Don Quixote, to the words of Seneca and more. This is a captivatingly complex tale of intrigue."
—Publisher's Weekly

“A clever story . . . . Murders, deception and a cliff-top fight to the death have this novel roaring toward an unpredictable finish.”
—The Washington Post