An exciting new book in the series featuring
woman-on-the-run Elizabeth Miles--from the beloved national
bestselling author of the Gaslight Mysteries.
Elizabeth Miles knows that honesty is not always the best
policy when it comes to finding justice.
Elizabeth has discovered that navigating the rules of high
society is the biggest con of all. She knows she can play
the game, but so far, her only success is Priscilla Knight,
a dedicated young suffragist recently widowed for the second
time. Her beloved first husband died in a tragic accident
and left her with two young daughters--and a sizable
fortune. While she was lost in grief, Priscilla's pastor
convinced her she needed a man to look after her and
engineered a whirlwind courtship and hasty marriage to
fellow parishioner Endicott Knight. Now, about nine months
later, Endicott is dead in what appears to be another
terrible accident.
Everyone is whispering, but that is the least of Priscilla's
troubles. She had believed Endicott was wealthy, too, but
her banker tells her she has no money left and her house has
been mortgaged. He also hints at a terrible scandal and
refuses to help.
Priscilla stands to lose everything, and Elizabeth is
determined not to let that happen. But, as always, Elizabeth
walks a fine line between using her unusual talents and
revealing her own scandalous past. Elizabeth soon discovers
that Endicott's death was anything but accidental, and
revealing the truth could threaten much more than
Priscilla's finances. To save her new friend's future--and
possibly her own--Elizabeth, along with her
honest-to-a-fault beau, Gideon, delve into the sinister
secrets someone would kill to keep.