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The Dark Enquiry

by DEANNA RAYBOURN
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Partners now in marriage and in trade, Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane have finally returned from abroad to set up housekeeping in London. But merging their respective collections of gadgets, pets and servants leaves little room for the harried newlyweds themselves, let alone Brisbane's private enquiry business.

Among the more unlikely clients: Julia's very proper brother, Lord Bellmont, who swears Brisbane to secrecy about his case. Not about to be left out of anything concerning her beloved--if eccentric--family, spirited Julia soon picks up the trail of the investigation.

It leads to the exclusive Ghost Club, where the alluring Madame Séraphine holds evening séances...and not a few powerful gentlemen in thrall. From this eerie enclave unfolds a lurid tangle of dark deeds, whose tendrils crush reputations and throttle trust.

Shocked to find their investigation spun into salacious newspaper headlines, bristling at the tension it causes between them, the Brisbanes find they must unite or fall. For Bellmont's sake--and more--they'll face myriad dangers born of dark secrets, the kind men kill to keep....

  • Creators

  • Series

    Lady Julia Grey

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 1, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781459207660

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781459207660
      • File size: 1080 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      June 15, 2011

      Nicholas Brisbane has agreed to instruct his wife, Lady Julia, in the professional aspects of a private inquiry agent. If she can master these skills, Julia may increase her involvement. Unfortunately, Julia is more impulsive than patient and dons menswear to follow Nicholas on a case she believes involves her eldest brother. She follows Nicholas to a Spirit Club where Madame Seraphine leads seances, but before the investigation can begin, Seraphine is murdered. A wager is made on the successful identification of the killer, and Julia is determined to win, but at what cost? This reviewer cannot properly express the exquisitely giddy emotions this fifth Lady Julia Grey novel (after Dark Road to Darjeeling) provokes, from the satisfying glimpse behind the veil of mystery surrounding Nicholas's past, to the subtle expressions of affection in the couple's banter, and even to the foolishly fearless way our heroine jumps into trouble, both feet first. VERDICT Beyond the development of Julia's detailed world, her boisterous family, and dashing husband, this book provides a clever mystery and unique perspective on the Victorian era through the eyes of an unconventional lady.--Stacey Hayman, Rocky River P.L., OH

      Copyright 2011 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Read
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  • English

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