The Cordial Maker

Two women, a grand house, and a secret buried in the past ... Only the truth can set them free.

A rich, utterly compelling historical mystery about love, betrayal and second chances from the bestselling true crime author and award-winning TV producer

1957: Claire Quinn dreams of becoming a cordial maker - but when her sister makes a reckless decision, Claire must take a live-in position as a cook at mysterious Dreighton House to pay off the family's debts. There she discovers romance, danger, and a terrible secret that she has no power to ignore. But the cost of staying silent may be more than she can bear.

2013: After a disastrous event in London, journalist Ashley Dreighton returns to Melbourne vowing she'll never write again. But when her grandfather asks her to investigate the disappearance of a young cook from the family estate sixty years ago, Ash is pulled back into the world she swore to leave behind. What she discovers about the missing woman - and about herself - will change everything she believed about love, loyalty and the truth.