Publisher |
Piatkus Books |
Publication Year |
2010 |
ISBN-13 |
9780749909468 |
ISBN-10 |
0749909463 |
Binding |
Paperback |
Number of Pages |
352 Pages |
Language |
(English) |
Dimensions (Cms) |
19.8 x 12.6 x 20.3 |
Weight (grms) |
260 |
Plagued by rumours that she poisoned her fiance, Lucinda Bromley manages to live on the fringes of polite society, tending her beloved plants - and occasionally consulting on a murder investigation. For the notorious botanist possesses a unique talent: she can detect almost any type of poison. But the death of a lord has shaken Lucinda to her core. At the murder scene, she picks up traces of a poison containing a very rare species of fern - stolen from her conservatory just last month.
To keep her name out of the investigation, and to find the murderer, Lucinda hires fellow Arcane Society member, Caleb Jones. As a nearly overwhelming desire blooms between them, they are drawn into a deadly conspiracy that can be traced to the early days of the Arcane Society - and to a legacy of madness that could plunge Caleb into the depths of his own tortured soul.
Amanda Quick
Amanda Quick is a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the author of forty New York Times bestsellers under various pen names; more than twenty-five million copies of her books are in print. She lives in the Pacific Northwest
Amanda Quick
Piatkus Books