Overview
Fresh from her adventures abroad, Victorian widow Lucy Lawrence returns to London, eager to start a new chapter. Her world is rocked when an assassin's bullet strikes her new fiancé. As he lies gravely injured, Lucy vows to unmask the culprit...
London, 1888. When a brutal murder occurs at her engagement party, Lucy Lawrence finds herself pulled into a new investigation. All evidence points to a mysterious syndicate of thieves known only by a cryptic calling card left at their crimes: Apollo. With the police eager to pin the murder on an easy target, Lucy and Phineas Stone must unravel a tangled web of lies and misdirection to uncover the truth before the case ruins them.
From glittering Mayfair ballrooms to the deadly rookeries of London's East End to a remote Scottish island, they follow the trail of secrets and deception. As the danger mounts, Lucy realises the key to solving the case might lie in a simple painting.
A cunning adversary is intent on destroying all who learn their secrets… can Lucy save the man she loves, and expose a deadly killer before it's too late?
An atmospheric Victorian mystery brimming with suspense, passion and plot twists,The Art of Deception raises the stakes for Lucy Lawrence and Phineas Stone!
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