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Laura Purcell

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Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Horror

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Laura Purcell is a writer of gothic horror and historical fiction living in Colchester.

Her novels have won various awards including the WH Smith Thumping Good Read (2018), Fingerprint Historical Crime Book of the Year (2022) and the Dracula Society's Children of the Night Award (2023). They have also been selected for Radio 2 and Zoe Ball's ITV book clubs.

Laura's short stories have been published in a number of best-selling collections. She worked as lead writer on Roanoke Falls, a Realm horror podcast executive produced by John Carpenter and Sandy King Carpenter.
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Average rating: 3.86 · 104,974 ratings · 15,601 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Silent Companions 3.86 avg rating — 49,676 ratings — published 2017 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Corset 4.13 avg rating — 16,868 ratings — published 2018 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bone China 3.64 avg rating — 8,205 ratings — published 2019 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shape of Darkness 3.81 avg rating — 6,626 ratings — published 2021 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whispering Muse 3.91 avg rating — 5,061 ratings — published 2023 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of Splinters 4.04 avg rating — 2,918 ratings — published 2025 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonstone 3.29 avg rating — 1,105 ratings — published 2024 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen of Bedlam (Georgian Queens, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 690 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mistress of the Court (Georgian Queens, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Laura Purcell Collection: The Silent Companions, The Corset and Bone China 4.39 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Silent Companions (2 books)
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Georgian Queens (2 books)
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The Man Who Laughs

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“Death, once conceived, was rapacious. It took all with it.”
― Laura Purcell, The Silent Companions

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“Imprisonment was never the real punishment: it was the people you were stuck with.”
― Laura Purcell, The Silent Companions

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“She had an urge to confess everything: tell him about the splinters on Rupert’s neck; the nursery; the garret; the handprint; the eyes. But to speak of such things made them a farce. You could not explain fear; you could only feel it, roaring through the silence and striking your heart still.”
― Laura Purcell, The Silent Companions

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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

54 votes 19.6%

Educated by Tara Westover

36 votes 13.0%

Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

29 votes 10.5%

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

22 votes 8.0%

Bird Box (Bird Box, #1) by Josh Malerman

Bird Box by Josh Malerman

19 votes 6.9%

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

19 votes 6.9%

Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

17 votes 6.2%

The Escape Room by Megan Goldin

16 votes 5.8%

There There by Tommy Orange

15 votes 5.4%

The Binding by Bridget Collins

10 votes 3.6%

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

9 votes 3.3%

How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper

8 votes 2.9%

Sebastian by Anne Bishop

6 votes 2.2%

In Shadows by Sharon Sala

5 votes 1.8%

Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne

Hounded by Kevin Hearne

5 votes 1.8%

Heroine Complex (Heroine Complex, #1) by Sarah Kuhn

Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn

3 votes 1.1%

The Corset by Laura Purcell

3 votes 1.1%

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“I am glad it cannot happen twice, the fever of first love. For it is a fever, and a burden, too, whatever the poets may say.”
― Daphne duMaurier, Rebecca

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