The brushes with the Sherlock Holmes mythos only add to the fun of this tale, and readers are bound to fall in love with Evelina and the London she inhabits.”—Philippa Ballantine, author of Geist “Holloway’s clever writing, ...
Magnus twirled the cane in his fingers. “The father of the bride has just lavished a fortune on his daughter. Iwould say she is the dearest object in his life.” Bancroft stared. He had done vile things in his career, murder included, ...
He pointed with the cane, indicating the opposite direction from where he and Nick were going. “A thief, you say? How very disturbing. I was just escorting a young lady to her rooms—imagine if I had not been there to take charge of her ...
He pointed with the cane, indicating the opposite direction from where he and Nick were going. “A thief, you say? How very disturbing. I was just escorting a young lady to her rooms—imagine if I had not been there to take charge of her ...
Evelina's problems are part of a much larger war.