Arena

Desperate for money after her brother deserts the family, Jenny takes a job in the Mercury Theatre as dresser to ambitious and provocative actress Lilith Erikson. Inspired by a Greek muse, Lilith is determined to be the star of the show, and nothing will stand in her way. But as strange and sinister events and deaths begin to plague the theatre it becomes clear that Lilith’s inspiration could be her downfall, and that of the entire Mercury itself. I really enjoyed the world created by this novel – the colourful characters, the intricate details of theatre life and the sense of unease and tension as Jenny battles the malign influence of the muse before it destroys them all…