A Most Intriguing Lady

From Sarah Ferguson,the Duchess of Yorka sweepingromantic compulsively readable historical saga about a Duke’s daughter–the perfect Victorian lady–who secretly moonlights as an amateur sleuth for high society’s inner circle. Victorian London was notorious for its pickpockets. But in the country houses of the elitegentleman burglarsart thieves and con men preyed on the rich and titled. Wealthy victims–with their pride and reputation at stake–would never go to the police. What they needed was a society insiderone of their owna person of discretion and finely tuned powers of observationa person capable of intrigue. That person was Lady Mary Montagu Douglas Scottthe youngest child of Queen Victoria’s close friends the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch. Bookishfiercely intelligentand a keen observerMary has deliberately cultivated a mousey persona that allows her to remain overlooked and significantly underestimated by all. It’s the perfect cover for a sleutha role she stumbles into when trying to assist a close friend during a house party hosted by her parents at their stately Scottish homeDrumlanrig Castle. It is at this party where Lady Mary also meets Colonel Walter Trefusisa distinguished and extremely handsome war veteran. Tortured by memories of combatWalterlike Marylives a double lifewith a desk job in Whitehall providing a front for his role in the British Intelligence Service. The two form an unlikely alliance to solve a series of audacious crimes–and indulge in a highly charged on-off romance. Pacyromanticand funA Most Intriguing Lady documents one remarkable woman’s ability to be both the perfect ladyand a perfectly talented detective…andof courseto find love too.