nFrom the national bestselling author of A Brush with Shadows comes a riveting historical mystery featuring a most unusual and romantic* female sleuth--Lady Kiera Darby. n Scotland, 1831. Lady Kiera Darby is thrilled to have found both an investigative partner and a fianc in Sebastian Gage. But with her well-meaning sister planning on making their wedding the event of the season, Kiera could use a respite from the impending madness. n n After she's commissioned to paint the portrait of Lady Drummond, Kiera is shocked to find her client prostrate on the floor.

Both a physician and Lord Drummond appear satisfied to rule her death natural, but Kiera is convinced that poison is the real culprit. n n Now, armed only with her knowledge of the macabre and her convictions, Kiera intends to discover the truth--no matter what, or who, stands in her way... n n*Judith Rockn