with enigmatic ex-thief Peter Fox seems to attract trouble.
He's also one of the reasons her sabbatical to England has
become an extended stay, although she still can't quite
figure out where she stands with him.
While helping Peter sort through some acquisitions for his
antique store, Grace finds a letter that hints at the
existence of an undiscovered work by poet Percy Bysshe
Shelley. Shortly afterward, a representative from the
Japanese businessman who sold Peter the items arrives to
demand that everything be returned. As if that wasn't
enough, a menacing stranger from Peter's past appears and,
after making some veiled threats, is found murdered. Peter
is on a very short list of suspects and Grace is dismayed
to find herself wondering how well she really knows this
man.
Meanwhile, Grace pursues the mystery of the Shelley poem
and finds her own life in danger as she delves into the
past, uncovering secrets that someone wants kept hidden.
There's also the matter of the handsome detective who seems
to be taking a great interest in her...but as a suspect or an
innocent victim?
This is the third in a delightful mystery series featuring
an unlikely sleuth and her rogue of a boyfriend. Grace is
an ordinary woman thrust into extraordinary circumstances
and Peter is charming and intriguing. The combination of
literary mystery and murder mystery will keep readers
guessing, and the romantic element adds a dash of
sweetness.
For one of Innisdale's residents, a priceless sonnet
means poetic license to kill...
Grace Hollister's stay in England's picturesque Lake
District has proven doubly fruitful -- the American
literary scholar just sold her first book, and her romance
with charming antiques dealer and ex-jewel thief Peter Fox
has begun a new chapter. Sorting through a hoard of papers
found in an old farmhouse, Grace and Peter discover an old
letter that refers to a lost Shelley sonnet, "Sate the
Sphinx." Before Grace can start tracking down this poetic
treasure, though, Peter's shady past rears its head -- a
particularly ugly head, belonging to a menacing Turk who's
eager to see Peter dead.
But there's plenty more trouble in store. Suddenly Grace
and Peter are suspects in a murder investigation, and
someone has tried his level best to kill her -- not once,
but twice. The hieroglyphics are on the wall: unless Grace
can unravel an inscrutable riddle and unearth the villain
amid a cache of likely suspects, her story might be at an
end. . . .
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