The New York Times bestselling writer of Otherwise Engaged as well as the Mystery Woman presents an all-new novel of intrigue and murder set against the setting of Victorian London The Kern Secretarial Agency provides reliable professional services to its wealthy clientele, and Anne Clifton was among the finest ladies in Ursula Kern’s employ. But Miss Clifton offers met an untimely end-and Ursula is certainly convinced it was not because of natural causes. Archaeologist and adventurer Slater Roxton feels Mrs. Kern is usually off her head to meddle in such harmful business. However, he seems practical more than enough to Ursula, though she does find herself unnerved by his self-possession and unreadable green-gold eyes If this secret widowed beauty insists on stirring the container, Slater intends to remain close by because they venture into the dark aspect of polite culture. Together they must reveal the identification of a killer-and to accomplish their goal they may need to reveal their deepest secrets to each other as well