Louise Worthington writes literary gothic thrillers set in the rural landscapes of Shropshire and the Welsh borders. Her novels blend domestic noir, psychological suspense, and atmospheric horror, featuring morally complex female protagonists who reclaim power through dangerous means.
Worthington's distinctive voice combines poetic prose with visceral violence, where ancient yew trees contain bodies, poisonous gardens become instruments of revenge, and Victorian institutions harbour supernatural horrors. Her work explores the darkness beneath domesticity, the violence embedded in landscape, and the thin line between victim and perpetrator.
With degrees in literature and psychology, and experience as an English teacher, Worthington brings psychological depth and literary craftsmanship to genre fiction. Her novels include "Rosie Shadow," "Rachel's Garden," "The Entrepreneur," "Doctor Glass," and "Forgotten Dark."
She lives with her family in Shropshire, UK—the landscape that haunts her fiction.
She is twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize for poetry. Her novels appeal to fans of Andrew Michael Hurley and Michelle Paver.
Louise Worthington writes literary gothic thrillers set in the rural landscapes of Shropshire and the Welsh borders. Her novels blend domestic noir, psychological suspense, and atmospheric horror, featuring morally complex female protagonists who reclaim power through dangerous means.
Worthington's distinctive voice combines poetic prose with visceral violence, where ancient yew trees contain bodies, poisonous gardens become instruments of...
When Rachel and her husband, Adam, move to Maple Cottage in remote Cheshire, it should be the fulfilment of their dream to start a family.
Haunted by her past and challenged by events around her, Rachel finds that her home is not the sanctuary she envisaged - and neither is her marriage. Adam's temper...
He never met his daughter. Now he wishes he never had.
Six years ago, Lennie walked away from Elly when she refused to stop drinking during her pregnancy. Now she's sending him desperate texts: SOS. Rosie 6 today.
When he arrives at her decaying flat, Lennie finds a child who barely speaks, a mother at breaking point, and something deeply wrong...
She saved lives as a therapist. Now she's destroying her own.
Dr. Emma-Jane Glass has built a successful therapy practice helping clients navigate their darkest moments. But when Drew Rogers walks into her office—damaged, manipulative, and devastatingly perceptive—the boundaries between professional and personal begin to blur.
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