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In the wake of the Battle of Waterloo, Paris is a house divided. The triumphant Bourbons flaunt their victory with lavish parties, while Bonapartists seek revenge only to be captured and executed. Amid the turmoil, British attaché and Intelligence Agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife, Suzanne, discover that his murdered half-sister, Princess Tatiana Kirsanova, may have borne a child—a secret she took to the grave. And Malcolm suspects there was more than mere impropriety behind her silence. . .
As Malcolm and Suzanne begin searching for answers, they learn that the child was just one of many secrets Tatiana had been keeping. The princess was the toast of Paris when she arrived in the glamorous city, flirting her way into the arms of more than a few men—perhaps even those of Napoleon himself—and the father must be among them. But in the melee of the Napoleonic Wars, she was caught up in a deadly game, and now Malcolm and Suzanne must race against time to save the child from a similar fate. . .
"Twists and turns galore, swashbuckling adventure and suspense throughout..for readers in search of smart historical mysteries." –Tasha Alexander, New York Times bestselling author
"I loved this book! No one else can combine page-turning suspense, fascinating mystery, a palpable sense of time and place, with such unforgettable and masterfully-drawn characters. Superb!" —Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author
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- ISBN: 9780758283948
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- ISBN: 9780758283948
- File size: 1397 KB
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March 11, 2013
A strong plot propels Grant’s third Regency mystery featuring the husband-and-wife spy team of Malcolm and Suzanne Rannoch (after 2012’s Imperial Scandal). In a Paris tavern, two months after Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo, Malcolm, in his role as attaché to the British embassy, meets with a French double agent who once served Bonaparte and fears arrest by the Bourbons, Antoine, Comte de Rivère, while Suzanne makes the most of her physical charms to distract the tavern’s other customers. The count not only demands safe passage out of the country but a pension and two residences, threatening to reveal something damning if his terms aren’t met. Before Malcolm can learn more about a secret that would make the Duke of Wellington accede to the outrageous terms, a fight breaks out. In the resulting tumult, someone stabs Rivère to death. Back at the British embassy, the duke charges both Rannochs to find the truth. Grant nicely blends the political machinations of the time with the murder investigation. Agent: Nancy Yost, Nancy Yost Literary Agency. -
April 1, 2013
British attache and intelligence agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife, Suzanne, turn up in Paris for their third print appearance (after Imperial Scandal). A dead family member brings long-held secrets to the surface in this suspenseful Regency-era historical.
Copyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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