I begin the Spring of 1818 preparing for a duel. But while I focus on the affair of honor, darkness, greed, and death stalk the streets of London and bring tragedy to a family I have grown close to.
With the aid of Lucius Grenville, London’s most famous dandy, and Brewster, a ruffian employed by an underworld criminal, I explore a world unknown to me. My investigation takes me from the elegant mansions of Grosvenor Square to the squalid lanes of Seven Dials, to taverns that practice a highly illegal trade, spelling ruin and possible hanging for those caught within.
I am once again caught in the games of James Denis, and all that appears to be simple becomes far more complex in the deadliest way.