num_pages: 313
description: Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. The terrifying truth about her parents and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of shocking betrayals. Philippa quickly learns that those who delve into the secrets of the past must be on guard when long-buried horrors begin to stir.  "As a crime novel," wrote the London Times, Innocent Blood is "the peak of the art." "Flawlessly crafted...profoundly, masterfully moving," Cosmopolitan concurred.
language: English
title: Innocent Blood
titlecomplete: Innocent Blood
characters: Norman Scase, Philippa Palfrey, Mary Ducton, Gabriel Lomas, Hilda Palfrey, Maurice Palfrey
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Detective, Novels, Audiobook
ratings_count: 5778
places: England
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: CWA Silver Dagger
publisher: Sphere Books