The Butcher's Daughter

An eerie and evocative Victorian-set horror thriller about how a well-meaning butcher's daughter from London's Whitechapel grew up to become the baker who stuffed her pies with the flesh of Sweeney Todd's victims. Perfect for fans of Clare Whitfield, Jess Kidd and Ambrose Parry. Includes original Victorian pie recipes."You want to know the true tale of the wicked woman, the murdering monster, what baked the pies that she filled with the bits of her victims? The talk of London Town. I will tell you what you want to know, if it be the last that I do tell. And it may well be."Enclosed herewith: the hitherto untold story of Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd's infamous partner in crime—a bloodcurdling correspondence of profound horror and intrigue.

“Your fingers may bleed with paper cuts as you tear through The Butcher’s Daughter. Retailed with consummate confidence, this novel draws out of the foggy demimonde of Victorian London all manner of mayhem. I am spellbound. You will be too, should you attend the tale.”
—Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

“Grisly, spellbinding, and oddly touching . . . Demchuk and Clark get their arms bloody to the elbow reaching deep into the carcass of a story about life at the margins and the gruesome allure of wanton violence.”
—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt and Cuckoo

“Engrossing and exquisitely detailed. A twisty tale worthy of the enigmatic Mrs. Lovett.”
—Kelley Armstrong, New York Times bestselling author of Bitten and I'll Be Waiting

“A Victorian nightmare. Demchuk and Clark present an assembly of communications and reports that together form temporal windows to a slaughterhouse, turning us into voyeurs glimpsing the edges of carnage. All the ingredients of a macabre treat.”
—Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth and All the Hearts You Eat

“A consistently clever and harrowing fin-de-siècle horror, The Butcher’s Daughter draws its eerie narrative harmonies from a cacophony of documents. Demchuk and Clark are equally adept in blending genres, creating a unique mixture of sensation fiction and literary horror. Tremendous fun.”
—Naben Ruthnum, author of Helpmeet

“A wonderfully sophisticated horror. The Butcher’s Daughter is a gloomy, disgusting, and suspenseful rollercoaster ride, brought to vivid life by two exceptionally talented writers. At its heart, it is a tale about bodies—especially women’s bodies—about freedom and agency, and those who wish to control other human beings down to their guts. An historical novel, yes, but very much spun from this current bloody moment. Bleak, witty, and disturbing.”
—Richard Mirabella, author of Brother & Sister Enter the Forest