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October 1832. Kiera is enjoying the slower pace of the English countryside. She, Sebastian, and their infant daughter have accompanied her father-in-law, Lord Gage, home so that he can recuperate from the injuries he sustained in a foiled attempt on his life. But as the chill of autumn sweeps across the land, they receive a summons from an unexpected quarter. Lord Gage’s estranged uncle—a member of the notorious Roscarrock family—has been murdered, and his family is desperate for answers. Despite Lord Gage’s protests, Kiera and Sebastian press on to Cornwall to assist.
It isn’t long before they discover that almost nothing is as it seems among the Roscarrocks, and they’ve been lured to their isolated cove under false pretenses. There are whispers of a lost treasure and frightening allusions to a series of murders stretching back decades that touch the lives of the family personally. Kiera and Sebastian are left with no choice but to uncover the truth before the secrets of the past threaten to destroy them all.
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- ISBN: 9780593639429
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- ISBN: 9780593639429
- File size: 1914 KB
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May 15, 2024
A family of inquiry agents receives a plea for help from estranged relatives. Although the birth of his granddaughter has improved Lord Gage's rocky relationship with his son, Sebastian, and daughter-in-law, Kiera, a letter from his aunt Amelia revives unpleasant memories of more family trauma involving Gage's youth in Cornwall and the Roscarrock relatives he remembers as rogues and smugglers. Drafted at age 11 into their activities, he was arrested and his best friend killed. His grandfather bought him a commission in the navy to keep him out of prison, setting him on the path to wealth and respectability. Now Aunt Amelia claims that Gage's uncle Branok was murdered and wants him to investigate. He's loath to do so until Sebastian and Kiera convince him--but when they all arrive at Roscarrock House, their greeting is not entirely warm. Branok reportedly fell from a cliff, but Kiera's observations at the site and talk with the local doctor leave her so unsatisfied that she wonders how the coroner could have ruled the death an accident. Branok's grandson, Meryasek, who's inherited the estate, has a reputation as a lazy womanizer. Then Lord Gage meets an old friend who claims she saw Branok after he was supposed to have died. However wholeheartedly they deny it, the local families are still involved in smuggling, and Lord Gage doubts their word about everything. The real reason they asked Gage to investigate comes as a shock that puts his whole family in a precarious position. A bit of history and a stunning Cornish backdrop add value to a complex mystery.COPYRIGHT(2024) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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