Dimensions
153 x 234 x 31mm
Summer, 1796. After years of poverty, Mary Frith has inherited an unexpected fortune, and a brand new life. Her friends are delighted for her, but Mary has a restless spirit, and longs to escape her gilded cage in pursuit of adventure. So when a mysterious spymaster asks Mary to keep a close eye on her friend Susannah Armitage - and more particularly on Susannah's elegant but enigmatic husband - she leaps at the chance. But what began as a diversion from an idle summer soon becomes something far more deadly. For beneath the surface glitter of the English aristocracy lies a dark and treacherous plot to seed rebellion in the British Navy. And the conspirators will stop at nothing to achieve their aims - including murder... Irresistibly entertaining and brilliantly researched, THE COUNTERFEIT GUEST is a rich and satisfying historical mystery from the author of THE BLACKSTONE KEY.
