From the ashes of war rise the secrets of its darkest hearts…
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 born 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…
“Unravel the secrets and lies at the heart of an almost impenetrable mystery…thrilling!” --New York Times bestselling author, Deanna Raybourn
“Twists
and turns galore, swashbuckling adventure and suspense throughout..for
readers in search of smart historical mysteries.” –Tasha Alexander
“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
About Teresa Grant:
Teresa Grant studied British history at Stanford University and received the Firestone Award for Excellence in Research for her honors thesis on shifting conceptions of honor in late fifteenth century England. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she is on the board of the Merola Opera Program, a professional training program for opera singers, coaches, and stage directors. She is currently at work on her next book chronicling the adventures of Malcolm and Suzanne Rannoch.