The author of the New York Times bestseller Garden of Lies returns to Victorian London in an all-new novel of deadly obsession.
Calista Langley operates an exclusive “introduction” agency in
Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find
themselves alone in the world. But now, a dangerously obsessed
individual has begun sending her trinkets and gifts suitable only for
those in deepest mourning—a black mirror, a funeral wreath, a ring set
with black jet stone. Each is engraved with her initials.
Desperate for help and fearing that the police will be of no assistance,
Calista turns to Trent Hastings, a reclusive author of popular crime
novels. Believing that Calista may be taking advantage of his lonely
sister, who has become one of her clients, Trent doesn’t trust her.
Scarred by his past, he’s learned to keep his emotions at bay, even as
an instant attraction threatens his resolve.
But as Trent and
Calista comb through files of rejected clients in hopes of identifying
her tormentor, it becomes clear that the danger may be coming from
Calista’s own secret past—and that only her death will satisfy the
stalker...
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