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A certain darkness / Anna Lee Huber.

Huber, Anna Lee. (Author).

Summary:

The 1920s are off to an intriguing start in USA Today bestselling author Anna Lee Huber's thrilling mystery series featuring former Secret Service agent Verity Kent. For even as a new decade dawns, the shadow of The Great War persists... March 1920: Life has turned unsettlingly quiet for former British Intelligence agent Verity Kent and her husband, Sidney. But even that false calm is about to end. As threats remain, the French authorities soon request Sidney's help with a suspect who claims to have proof of treason--shortly before she is assassinated. And Verity, too, is called to investigate a mystery... The murder of a Belgian lawyer aboard a train seems at first to be a simple case of revenge. But the victim was connected to British Intelligence, and possessed papers detailing the sinking of a gold-laden German ship during the war. As Verity and Sidney dig deeper, they discover their cases are intertwined--and a lethal adversary persists. Officially, the Great War may be over, but this is a battle of nerves and wits they cannot afford to lose...

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781496728517
  • ISBN: 1496728513
  • Physical Description: x, 356 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: First Kensington trade paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Kensington Publishing Corp., [2022]
Subject: Women private investigators > Fiction.
Intelligence officers > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 > England > Fiction.
Married people > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
Genre: Legal fiction (Literature)
Spy fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Ray County. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Ray County Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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A Certain Darkness : A Riveting WW1 Historical Mystery
A Certain Darkness : A Riveting WW1 Historical Mystery
by Huber, Anna Lee
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A Certain Darkness : A Riveting WW1 Historical Mystery


Set in Downton Abbey-era post-war England, and featuring indomitable heroine Verity Kent, this action-packed series from Anna Lee Huber, USA Today bestselling author of the Lady Darby Mysteries, is a treat for fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Susan Ella MacNeal. Historical mystery fans will "savor the intricate plotting and captivating details of the era." (Library Journal). "WWI buffs will love the in-depth historical detail." - Publishers Weekly March 1920 - Life has turned unsettlingly quiet for former British Intelligence agent Verity Kent and her husband, Sidney. But even that false calm is about to end. As threats remain, the French authorities soon request Sidney's help with a suspect who claims to have proof of treason-shortly before she is assassinated. And Verity, too, is called to investigate a mystery . . . The murder of a Belgian lawyer aboard a train seems at first to be a simple case of revenge. But the victim was connected to British Intelligence, and possessed papers detailing the sinking of a gold-laden German ship during the war. As Verity and Sidney dig deeper, they discover their cases are intertwined-and a lethal adversary persists. Officially, the Great War may be over, but this is a battle of nerves and wits they cannot afford to lose . . . Praise for Anna Lee Huber's Penny for Your Secrets "A historical mystery to delight fans of Agatha Christie or Daphne du Maurier." - Bookpage "Stellar mystery . . . a great read for fans of the series and all who enjoy Downton Abbey-era fiction." - Booklist

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