After the events surrounding Whitewall Estate and her kidnap at the hands of Adrian Darke at Cragg Vale, Naomi Wilkes is looking forward to a well overdue rest. With her marriage stronger than ever and the thought of a child on the way, things have never looked brighter - but when the name 'Malaterre' comes to the fore again, along with mysterious, cryptic notes and the ghostly presence of an unknown French woman, Naomi knows that things are about to be turned upside down once more. The next instalment from the acclaimed author of Maria's Papers and The Matthew Chance Legacy, The Emergence of Malaterre is a long-awaited return to the saga of Naomi Wilkes and her historical investigations. Engaging and intelligently-written, with multiple plots and nefarious schemes expertly interwoven, it is a thriller like no other that's guaranteed to keep you turning the page right up until the end.