A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery) - Anna Lee Huber

Written by Anna Lee Huber
Read by Heather Wilds
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Series: Lady Darby Mystery: Book 11
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Release date: June 20, 2023
Duration: 10:36:46

New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian’s father to his granddaughter, but instead find them investigating an attempt on his life . . .

Yorkshire, England. August 1832.

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.

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.