Suggest me a scandalous, atmospheric novel that is preferably set in an earlier era. Extra points if the lead is a woman. I am craving something akin to Shirley Jackson's 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' or 'Perfume' by Patrick Suskind.
P.S. Please no conventional ghost horror or paranormal hauntings. Think obsession, unease and depravity, not jumpscares.
by merlenski