'Til Death Do Us Part (Berkley Sensation)
by:
Amanda Quick (author)
The author of the New York Times bestseller Garden of Lies returns to Victorian London in a novel of deadly obsession... Calista Langley operates an exclusive “introduction” agency in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world. But now,...
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The author of the New York Times bestseller Garden of Lies returns to Victorian London in a novel of deadly obsession... Calista Langley operates an exclusive “introduction” agency in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world. But now, a dangerously obsessed individual has begun sending her trinkets and gifts suitable only for those in deepest mourning—a black mirror, a funeral wreath, a ring set with black jet stone. Each is engraved with her initials. Desperate for help and fearing that the police will be of no assistance, Calista turns to Trent Hastings, a reclusive author of popular crime novels. Believing that Calista may be taking advantage of his lonely sister, who has become one of her clients, Trent doesn’t trust her. Scarred by his past, he’s learned to keep his emotions at bay, even as an instant attraction threatens his resolve. But as Trent and Calista comb through files of rejected clients in hopes of identifying her tormentor, it becomes clear that the danger may be coming from Calista’s own secret past—and that only her death will satisfy the stalker…
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Format: Mass Market Paperback
ISBN:
9780515156362 (0515156361)
ASIN: 0515156361
Publish date: 2017-05-02
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Well now I know why the rating for this book wasn't that high. This really read as a paint by numbers Quick book. I was disappointed because I know she can write better than this (see Ravished) but this one was pretty blah. The hero/heroine were not that memorable, the main story-line was not workin...
Calista operates an exclusive introduction agency in Victorian London’s high society. Trent is a writer of popular detective novels. When his sister signs up with Calista’s agency and starts meeting men, Trent is concerned. He doesn’t want a possible charlatan to take advantage of his sister. He com...
Someone is stalking Calista Langley, leaving her memento moris, trinkets for people in deepest mourning, engraved with her initials. The second trinket was on her bed, so needless to say the woman's nerves aren't truly steel-like. Ad to that her client's brother who thinks Calista is trying to set h...
Easy, delicious read full of intrigue and romance. I wonder if this is the beginning of a new series?
'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick Calista Langley operates an exclusive “introduction” agency in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world. But now, a dangerously obsessed individual has begun sending her trinkets and gifts suitable...