One morning before dawn at her regal country estate, Lady Lavinia Truelove is crushed to death by a horse. Classified as andquot;death by misadventure,andquot; this appears a gruesome accident, but Scotland Yard Detective Joe Sandilands suspects foul play a misgiving he is struggling to separate from his personal grievances toward Sir James Truelove, who is Lady Laviniaand#39;s widower and the influential academic patron of Dorcas Joliffe, whom Joe one day hopes to marry. As Joe's investigation yields surprising secrets about one of Englandand#39;s most powerful families, he discovers how little he knew about not only the gilded lives of the moneyed, but also about his relationship with Dorcas. Is Joe prepared to risk a future with the girl he loves to uncover the truth behind Lady Trueloveand#39;s death?
