<p><b>'Exceptional — a tense, thrilling investigation, with a decidedly feminist slant</b>' <b>– <i>Daily Mail</i><br>'A masterpiece' – Janice Hallett, bestselling author of <i>The Appeal </i>and <i>The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels</i></b><br><b>'A mystery full of twists' – <i>The Times</i></b><br><br><b>Inspired by a real-life case and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award, Kate Foster's <i>The Maiden</i> is a remarkable story with a feminist revisionist twist, giving a voice to women otherwise silenced by history.</b><br><br><i>"In the end, it did not matter what I said at my trial. No one believed me."</i><br><br>Edinburgh, October 1679. Lady Christian is arrested and charged with the murder of her lover,
