India Black and the Shadows of Anarchy
by:
Carol K. Carr (author)
In Victorian London, India Black has all the attributes a high-class madam needs to run a successful brothel--wit, beauty, and an ability to lie with a smile. Luckily for Her Majesty's Government, all these talents also make her a first-rate spy... India Black, full-time madam and occasional...
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In Victorian London, India Black has all the attributes a high-class madam needs to run a successful brothel--wit, beauty, and an ability to lie with a smile. Luckily for Her Majesty's Government, all these talents also make her a first-rate spy... India Black, full-time madam and occasional secret agent, is feeling restless, when one of Disraeli's men calls on her to meet the prime minister--alone. Even though all her previous meetings have been organized by the rakishly handsome spy French, it's been decided this is a mission India must attempt on her own. Revolt has spread across Europe and reached the shores of England--anarchists have begun assassinating lords and earls, one by one. Now India must infiltrate the ranks of the underground group responsible for those attacks, the sinister Dark Legion. To stop their dread plot, India will go from the murkiest slums of London to the highest levels of society, uncovering secrets that threaten her very existence...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425255957 (0425255956)
ASIN: 425255956
Publish date: February 5th 2013
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Mystery,
19th Century,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller
Series: Madam of Espionage Mysteries (#3)
In Victorian London, India Black has all the attributes a high-class madam needs to run a successful brothel 13wit, beauty, and an ability to lie with a smile. Luckily for Her Majesty 19s Government, all these talents also make her a first-rate spy 26Revolt has spread across Europe and has now reach...
In Victorian London, India Black has all the attributes a high-class madam needs to run a successful brothel 13wit, beauty, and an ability to lie with a smile. Luckily for Her Majesty 19s Government, all these talents also make her a first-rate spy 26Revolt has spread across Europe and has now reach...
India finally gets a chance to show how she can deal on her own on a mission. She needs to get into a group of anarchist who has been playing with gunpowder. India must get one of the bints, who has connections with the anarchist, working in a lesser class brothel to start working for her. The Madam...
I thought that there was a very noticeable improvement in the writing of this India Black book. The author repeated herself very frequently in the first two books. It was almost like she felt like the stories needed to be longer, so she just filled space with information she already told us, or us...
3.5I enjoy this series but you do need to suspend disbelief somewhat.Buy this title at Powells Books