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Publication Date: 1 September 2026
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ALL HER BEAUTIFUL DEATHS
A. Rushby
London, 1865. Desperate for work, Minnie takes employment as a maid for the wealthy Culpepper twins. The siblings lead a strange and unconventional life: Edmund operates a laboratory from the house while Edith experiments with morbid photography. Drawn in by a dangerous attraction to one of the twins, and with a sick sister of her own to provide for, by the time Minnie makes a disturbing discovery it's too late - she must stay and unravel the mysteries of Culpepper House before she becomes a victim of one of Edith's photographs herself.
London, present day. Grieving artist Hadley is consumed by an album of Victorian death photography, including the exquisite image of a deceased young girl with a swan. When this photograph is involved in an art world scandal, Hadley is given the opportunity to create an installation surrounding the image. But the enigmatic Kit Culpepper, of the Culpepper Trust, has other plans. He offers Hadley an eye-watering sum of money to sell him the album and never speak of its contents again. As Hadley digs deeper into the album's truths, she begins to suspect Kit Culpepper is guarding a deathly secret... and she's not entirely sure how far he'll go to keep it.
A gripping dual-timeline gothic mystery inspired by the macabre world of Victorian death photography, All Her Beautiful Deaths offers a powerful exploration of classism and ownership in the art world, while beautifully portraying expressions of grief and love. Perfect for fans of Fingersmith by Sarah Waters and The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal, with echoes of Daphne du Maurier.
PRAISE FOR A. RUSHBY
'Adored this gorgeous, sumptuously gothic feminist novel' - EMMA COWING, author of The Show Woman
'Utterly compelling from the first page to the final, shocking twist' - CHRISTINE WELLS, author of The Paris Gown
'Captivating from start to end and tells a haunting tale of feminine rage' - ABBIE EATON, author of Dragonhart
'Two timelines collide with imaginative verve' - TIMES
'Unsettling and addictive... Rushby's storytelling translates brilliantly to the adult gothic, positioning her as a bold new voice in horror' - SEATTLE TIMES
'Rich, intricate, and full of surprises' - HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY
This novel contains discussions of mental health issues, domestic violence, animal cruelty and drug use.
LATEST PRESS REVIEWS FOR All Her Beautiful Deaths
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All Her Beautiful Deaths sits comfortably on the shelf beside Sarah Waters, whose Affinity mined Victorian spiritualism and forbidden desire from the same seam, and whose Fingersmith built its reputation on a plot that folds back on itself the way this one does. It nods to Laura Purcell's object-haunted gothics, The Silent Companions especially, where a thing rather than a ghost does the frightening.
And in its art-world Victoriana it shares blood with Elizabeth Macneal's The Doll Factory. What Rushby adds to that company is the photography, which is a genuinely fresh spine for a gothic, and a queerness that runs through both centuries without ever being made to feel like a lesson.'
- The Ginger Nuts of Horror [read the full review]
MORE PRESS REVIEWS FOR All Her Beautiful Deaths
'Death photography, in which the recently deceased were posed before a camera, today seems a peculiarly macabre Victorian practice. In this dual-time narrative, Rushby uses it as a means to explore grief, loss and the intertwining of past and present... Rushby skilfully brings her two narratives together as her novel progresses'
- Times
'A deliciously gothic dual-time read that I couldn't put down. Enter Edith Culpepper's world and be prepared to be taken on an unexpected journey. Twists aplenty and a fascinating insight into the Victorian practice of death photography. Utterly engaging read'
- Jenni Keer, author of The Ravenswood Witch
A deliciously gothic dual-time read that I couldn't put down. Enter Edith Culpepper's world and be prepared to be taken on an unexpected journey. Twists aplenty and a fascinating insight into the Victorian practice of death photography. Utterly engaging read.
'Deliciously macabre and deeply felt, All Her Beautiful Deaths is an enthralling tale of grief, art, love and death'
- Christine Wells, author of The Lost Perfumes of Paris
'Perfect winter entertainment, a mix of the Gothic, fantasy and romance'
- Good Reading Magazine
'A macabre family mystery that weaves across the generations, All Her Beautiful Deaths is also a twist-filled love story that gets under your skin. Intrigue builds as the story pulls in the dark side of Victorian photography and the politics of today's art world to reach an unexpectedly life-affirming denouement. An addictive read'
- Carolyn Kirby, author of The Conviction of Cora Burns
A macabre family mystery that weaves across the generations, All Her Beautiful Deaths is also a twist-filled love story that gets under your skin. Intrigue builds as the story pulls in the dark side of Victorian photography and the politics of today's art world to reach an unexpectedly life-affirming denouement. An addictive read.
'Delicately crafted and darkly immersive, All Her Beautiful Deaths serves up sumptuously gothic settings, deliciously macabre goings-on and the alluring thread of a singular uncanny compulsion across time. It's the kind of story you fall into, find yourself ensnared, and are glad of it'
- Ally Blake
'An immediate must-read... All Her Beautiful Deaths dives into the macabre practice of Victorian death photography, once again mixing the past and present to create the heartbreaking, mindbending story of women whose lives collide in ways they never thought possible'
- Fangoria, 10 New Horror Novels To Add To Your Summer Reading List
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CrimeReads - London Haunting: A Tour Through A. Rushby's Favorite Spooky Spots in England's Capital
