The Thistlewood Covenant: An Arabella Grey Mystery

By Mandy Ludick

A vanished girl. A secret society. A vow whispered through generations.

1899 When Arabella Grey receives a cryptic letter from the newly reinstated headmistress of Thistlewood School for Girls, she expects little more than idle superstition. But within days, she's standing on the windswept moors outside Wethersby, staring up at the ivy-covered fa ade of a school long haunted by silence and scandal.

One student is missing. Another has left behind a trail of cryptic journal pages and hidden clues. As Arabella digs deeper, she uncovers whispers of a forbidden student society-The Covenant of the Thistle-linked to the tragic death of a girl twenty years earlier.

Now someone is reviving the old rituals. Notes appear on gravestones. Candles flicker in forgotten towers. And beneath the school's foundations, a presence stirs.

With the help of the sharp-minded Clara Doyle and an unlikely ally within the school's staff, Arabella must unearth the truth before the Covenant claims another victim. But when secrets have been buried this long, someone will always be willing to kill to keep them that way...

Perfect for fans of:

✔️ Victorian gothic mysteries
✔️ Secret societies and generational secrets
✔️ Female sleuths and amateur detectives
✔️ Densely atmospheric storytelling with psychological intrigue

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FLV8T1LK
• ISBN13: 9798297134249
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"