Analysis confirms Brisbane's suspicions of murder, leading him and Julia on a testily collaborative search for the culprit. Just as she learns to cope with the contradictions of monied widowhood, Julia is visited by taciturn private detective Nicholas Brisbane, who reveals that Edward had hired him to find the source of some threatening letters. In 1886, Lady Julia Grey's husband, Edward, dies suddenly of the heart disease that plagues his family, including his reclusive cousin, Simon, who resides with the couple in their large London townhouse. Dismissing his warnings that the investigation will be difficult, if not impossible, Julia presses forward, following a trail of clues that lead her to even more unpleasant truths, and ever closer to a killer who waits expectantly for her arrival.Fans of British historical thrillers will welcome Raybourn's perfectly executed debut. It is a reaction she comes to regret when she discovers damning evidence for herself, and realizes the truth.ĭetermined to bring the murderer to justice, Julia engages the enigmatic Brisbane to help her investigate Edward’s demise.
Prepared to accept that Edward’s death was due to a long-standing physical infirmity, Julia is outraged when Brisbane visits and suggests that her husband was murdered.
Before he can show them to Nicholas Brisbane, the private inquiry agent he has retained for his protection, he collapses and dies at his London home, in the presence of his wife, Julia, and a roomful of dinner guests. These ominous words are the last threat that Sir Edward Grey receives from his killer.
“Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.” Go back to where it all began with the original Lady Julia Grey historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author of Killers of a Certain Age, Deanna Raybourn.
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