This dazzling new Victorian mystery from USA Today bestselling author Karen Odden introduces readers to Nell Hallam, a motivated young pianist who stumbles upon the operations of the notorious-and deadly-crime ring while illicitly working as the piano player within a Soho music hall. Perfect for visitors of Tasha Alexander, Anne Perry, and Deanna Raybourn.

Nineteen-year-old Nell Hallam lives in a modest corner of Mayfair with her brother Matthew, an inspector at Scotland Yard. An exceedingly about A Dangerous Duet: A Book talented pianist, she aspires to wait the Royal Academy; but with tuition beyond their means, Nell models out to earn the money herself-by playing piano in a favorite Soho music hall. And the fact that she will need to disguise herself as a guy and slip out during the night to do it doesn’t deter her.

Spending evenings in the Octavian is like entering an alternate world, one of lively energy, fascinating performers, raucous patrons-and dark secrets. So when Nell stumbles upon the functions of the infamous crime ring working in the shadows from the music hall, she is drawn right into a conspiracy that exercises the distance of London. To further complicate matters, she has begun to fall for the hall owner’s charismatic boy, Jack, that has secrets of his own.

The more Nell becomes an integral part of the Octavian’s world, the greater she risks the relationships using the people she loves. And when another performer can be left for dead in an alley as a caution, she realizes her upcoming could be in jeopardy in more methods than one.