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Kendra Donovan’s adventures in nineteenth-century England
continue when she is called upon to investigate the murder of a
spymaster. February 1816: A race through the icy, twisting
cobblestone streets of London ends inside an abandoned church—and
a horrific discovery. Bow Street Runner Sam Kelly is called to
investigate the grisly murder of Sir Giles Holbrooke, who was left
naked and garroted, with his tongue cut out. Yet as perplexing as
that crime is, it becomes even stranger when symbols that resemble
crosses mysteriously begin to appear across the dead man’s flesh
during autopsy. Is it a message from the killer? Sam turns to the
one person in the kingdom who he believes can answer that question
and solve the bizarre murder—the Duke of Aldridge’s odd but
brilliant ward, Kendra Donovan. While Kendra has been trying to
adapt to her new life in the early nineteenth century, she is eager
to use her skills as a twenty-first century FBI agent again. And
she will need all her investigative prowess, because Sir Giles was
not an average citizen. He was one of England’s most clever
spymasters, whose life had been filled with intrigue and
subterfuge. Kendra’s return to the gritty streets and glittering
ballrooms of London takes her down increasingly dangerous paths.
When another body is discovered, murdered in the same apparently
ritualistic manner as Sir Giles, the American begins to realize
that they are dealing with a killer with an agenda, whose mind has
been twisted by rage and bitterness so that the price of a
perceived betrayal is death.
October 1815: There is only one place Kendra Donovan wants to
travel-back to her own time period in the twenty-first century. But
since that's not happening, she agrees instead to travel with her
new guardian, the Duke of Aldridge, to one of his smaller estates
in Lancashire. Their journey takes them through Yorkshire, a region
whose breathtaking beauty masks a simmering violence brought on by
the Industrial Revolution, which pits mill owner against worker.
When Kendra and the Duke encounter a band of Luddites on a lonely,
fog-shrouded road, the Duke informs the authorities in the nearby
village of East Dingleford that mischief may have been done at the
local mill. However, it isn't just mischief but murder that is
discovered, when the body of the mill manager, Mr. Stone, is found
brutally bludgeoned to death in his office. The Constable is
certain the radical-minded Luddites committed the murder. One look
at the crime scene and Kendra knows they did not, prompting the
Duke to shock the locals by volunteering their services to catch
the real killer. Joined by lover Alec and Bow Street Runner Sam
Kelly, Kendra must sort through the puzzle of Stone's rather
unsavory life, picking apart alibies and dissecting carefully
created deceptions from a growing list of suspects. As a special
agent for the FBI, Kendra thought she'd encountered every kind of
evil. But when another, even more vicious murder rocks East
Dingleford, Kendra realizes that they're dealing with a stone-cold
killer-one who has a shocking secret that he will do anything to
protect.
February 1816: A race through the icy, twisting cobblestone streets
of London ends inside an abandoned church-and a horrific discovery.
Bow Street Runner Sam Kelly is called to investigate the grisly
murder of Sir Giles Holbrooke, who was left naked and garroted,
with his tongue cut out. Yet as perplexing as that crime is, it
becomes even stranger when symbols that resemble crosses
mysteriously begin to appear across the dead man's flesh during
autopsy. Is it a message from the killer? Sam turns to the one
person in the kingdom who he believes can answer that question and
solve the bizarre murder-the Duke of Aldridge's odd but brilliant
ward, Kendra Donovan. While Kendra has been trying to adapt to her
new life in the early nineteenth century, she is eager to use her
skills as a twenty-first century FBI agent again. And she will need
all her investigative prowess, because Sir Giles was not an average
citizen. He was one of England's most clever spymasters, whose life
had been filled with intrigue and subterfuge. Kendra's return to
the gritty streets and glittering ballrooms of London takes her
down increasingly dangerous paths. When another body is discovered,
murdered in the same apparently ritualistic manner as Sir Giles,
the American begins to realize that they are dealing with a killer
with an agenda, whose mind has been twisted by rage and bitterness
so that the price of a perceived betrayal is death.
Former FBI agent Kendra Donovan's attempts to return to the
twenty-first century have failed, leaving her stuck at Aldridge
Castle in 1815. And her problems have just begun: in London, the
Duke of Aldridge's nephew Alec-Kendra's confidante and lover-has
come under suspicion for murdering his former mistress, Lady Dover,
who was found viciously stabbed with a stiletto, her face carved up
in a bizarre and brutal way. Lady Dover had plenty of secrets, and
her past wasn't quite what she'd made it out to be. Nor is it
entirely in the past-which becomes frighteningly clear when a crime
lord emerges from London's seamy underbelly to threaten Alec.
Joining forces with Bow Street Runner Sam Kelly, Kendra must
navigate the treacherous nineteenth century while she picks through
the strands of Lady Dover's life. As the noose tightens around
Alec's neck, Kendra will do anything to save him, including
following every twist and turn through London's glittering
ballrooms, where deception is the norm-and any attempt to uncover
the truth will get someone killed.
Beautiful and brilliant, Kendra Donovan is a rising star at the
FBI. Yet her path to professional success hits a speed bump during
a disastrous raid where half her team is murdered, a mole in the
FBI is uncovered and she herself is severely wounded. As soon as
she recovers, she goes rogue and travels to England to assassinate
the man responsible for the deaths of her teammates. While fleeing
from an unexpected assassin herself, Kendra escapes into a
stairwell that promises sanctuary but when she stumbles out again,
she is in the same place - Aldrich Castle - but in a different
time: 1815, to be exact. Mistaken for a lady's maid hired to help
with weekend guests, Kendra is forced to quickly adapt to the time
period until she can figure out how she got there; and, more
importantly, how to get back home. However, after the body of a
young girl is found on the extensive grounds of the county estate,
she starts to feel there's some purpose to her bizarre
circumstances. Stripped of her twenty-first century tools, Kendra
must use her wits alone in order to unmask a cunning madman.
When talented FBI agent Kendra Donovan stumbles back in time to
find herself in a nineteenth century English castle--and under
threat from a vicious serial killer--she races to solve the case
before it takes her life--200 years before she was even born.
Beautiful and brilliant, Kendra Donovan is a rising star at the
FBI. Yet her path to professional success hits a speed bump during
a disastrous raid where half her team is murdered, a mole in the
FBI is uncovered, and she herself is severely wounded. As soon as
she recovers, she goes rogue and travels to England to hunt down
the man responsible for the deaths of her teammates. While fleeing
from an unexpected assassin, Kendra runs into a stairwell that
promises an escape from her pursuer, but when she stumbles out
again, she is in the same place--Aldrich Castle--but in a different
time: 1815, to be exact. Mistaken for a lady's maid hired to help
with the weekend guests, Kendra is forced to quickly adapt to the
time period until she can figure out how she got there; and, more
importantly, how to get back home. However, after the body of a
young girl is found on the extensive grounds of the country estate,
she starts to feel there's some purpose to her bizarre
circumstances. Stripped of her twenty-first century tools, Kendra
must use her wits alone in order to unmask a cunning killer.
Former FBI agent Kendra Donovan's attempts to return to the
twenty-first century have failed, leaving her stuck at Aldridge
Castle in 1815. And her problems have just begun: in London, the
Duke of Aldridge's nephew Alec-Kendra's confidante and lover-has
come under suspicion for murdering his former mistress, Lady Dover,
who was found viciously stabbed with a stiletto, her face carved up
in a bizarre and brutal way. Lady Dover had plenty of secrets, and
her past wasn't quite what she'd made it out to be. Nor is it
entirely in the past-which becomes frighteningly clear when a crime
lord emerges from London's seamy underbelly to threaten Alec.
Joining forces with Bow Street Runner Sam Kelly, Kendra must
navigate the treacherous nineteenth century while she picks through
the strands of Lady Dover's life. As the noose tightens around
Alec's neck, Kendra will do anything to save him, including
following every twist and turn through London's glittering
ballrooms, where deception is the norm-and any attempt to uncover
the truth will get someone killed.
Beautiful and brilliant, Kendra Donovan is a rising star at the
FBI. Yet her path to professional success hits a speed bump during
a disastrous raid where half her team is murdered, a mole in the
FBI is uncovered and she herself is severely wounded. As soon as
she recovers, she goes rogue and travels to England to assassinate
the man responsible for the deaths of her teammates. While fleeing
from an unexpected assassin herself, Kendra escapes into a
stairwell that promises sanctuary but when she stumbles out again,
she is in the same place - Aldrich Castle - but in a different
time: 1815, to be exact. Mistaken for a lady's maid hired to help
with weekend guests, Kendra is forced to quickly adapt to the time
period until she can figure out how she got there; and, more
importantly, how to get back home. However, after the body of a
young girl is found on the extensive grounds of the county estate,
she starts to feel there's some purpose to her bizarre
circumstances. Stripped of her twenty-first century tools, Kendra
must use her wits alone in order to unmask a cunning madman.
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