内容简介
ThePrinceofWaleshasaskedfourwealthyentrepreneursandtheirwivestoBuckinghamPalacetodiscussafantasticidea:theconstructionofasix-thousand-milerailroadthatwouldstretchthefulllengthofAfrica.But,alas,theprince’sgatheringprovesdisastrouswhenthemutilatedbodyofaprostituteturnsupinalinenclosetamongthequeen’smonogrammedsheets.Withgreathaste,ThomasPitt,brilliantmainstayofSpecialServices,issummonedtoresolvethecrisis.ThePitts’cockneymaid,Gracie,isalsorecruitedtoposeasapalaceservantandlisteninontheguests’conversations.IfPittandGraciefailtofindoutwhobrutallymurderedtheyoungwoman,Pitt’scareerwillbeover,andthescandalmayjustcausethemonarchytofall.
作者简介
AnnePerryisthebestsellingauthoroftwoacclaimedseriessetinVictorianEngland:theWilliamMonknovels,includingDarkAssassinandTheShiftingTide,andtheCharlotteandThomasPittnovels,includingBuckinghamPalaceGardensandLongSpoonLane.SheisalsotheauthoroftheWorldWarInovelsNoGravesAsYet,ShouldertheSky,AngelsintheGloom,AtSomeDisputedBarricade,andWeShallNotSleep,aswellassixholidaynovels,mostrecentlyAChristmasGrace.AnnePerrylivesinScotland.,,