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Title details for A Fatal Illusion by Anna Lee Huber - Available

A Fatal Illusion

#11 in series

by Anna Lee Huber
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New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian’s father to his granddaughter, but instead find themselves investigating an attempt on his life...
Yorkshire, England. August 1832. Relations between Sebastian Gage and his father have never been easy, especially since the discovery that Lord Gage has been concealing the existence of an illegitimate son. But when Lord Gage is nearly fatally attacked on a journey to Scotland, Sebastian and Kiera race to his side. Given the tumult over the recent passage of the Reform Bill and the Anatomy Act, in which Lord Gage played a part, Sebastian wonders if the attack could be politically motivated.
But something suspicious is afoot in the sleepy village where Lord Gage is being cared for. The townspeople treat Sebastian and Kiera with hostility when it becomes clear they intend to investigate, and rumors of mysterious disappearances and highway robberies plague the area. Lord Gage’s survival is far from assured, and Sebastian and Kiera must scramble to make the pieces fit before a second attempt at murder is more successful than the first.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Lady Darby Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 20, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9780593198490

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      • ISBN: 9780593198490
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      May 15, 2023
      Married sleuths go all out to save a family member. Keira and Sebastian Gage have a well-founded reputation as private inquiry agents. So when Sebastian's father, Lord Gage, is attacked in Yorkshire in 1832, they rush to his side along with their baby daughter, Emma; a small entourage of trusted servants; and Sebastian's half brother, Lord Henry Kerr, whom Lord Gage has never acknowledged. Indeed, Lord Gage is a difficult, secretive man whose relationship with Sebastian is not an easy one for myriad reasons, including the elder Gage's numerous affairs; his scorn for Keira, who's overcoming a scandalous past; and their political differences. Lord Gage is housed in the home of Dr. Josiah Barker, who treated him after he was shot in the thigh by a local band of highwaymen. Sebastian and his father have a nasty row, but Lord Gage is surprisingly taken with Emma and shows a softer side. Although the local authorities have been informed because Lord Gage's footman was killed in the incident, Sebastian and Keira decide that they must investigate if justice is to be done. The highwaymen are protected by the local populace, who benefit from their Robin Hood-style largesse, but since they've never injured anyone before, the sleuths suspect that the incident may have been a vendetta against his lordship, whose checkered past with women and secret work for the government have made him many enemies. Together with their servants and Lord Henry, they travel the area asking inconvenient questions that both put them in danger and ultimately reveal the truth. A thorny mystery provides a shocking, historically based denouement.

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