Little Shop of Poisons

Poison as the Ultimate Refuge

London, 1791. At the back of a forgotten alley, at number 3 Back Alley, hides a shop that women whisper about. Nella, an apothecary with skilled hands, distills belladonna, hellebore, and arsenic there—not to heal, but to deliver. One rule: the victim must deserve her fate.

Two centuries later, a small vial emerges from the dark waters of the Thames and lands at the feet of Caroline, an American with a broken heart. With it resurfaces a story of women too long buried in silence.

A Novel with Two Voices, Between Shadow and Justice

• A captivating historical thriller, set between Victorian London and the contemporary era
• Unforgettable heroines, linked by a two-hundred-year-old secret
• Precise and atmospheric writing, carried by a constant, underlying tension
• The favorite novel of feminist literary circles

"I solemnly swear never to administer poisons."
Nella has long forgotten that oath.