Cecilia Bassingwaite belongs to The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels. Yet this is no ordinary Victorian lady's society...
Full of pirates,thieves and ne'er-do-wells,these women spend their days pickpocketing and blackmailing their way around the country all before their afternoon tea. But when Cecilia meets Ned Lightbourne her world is set to change forever. Because he's a paid assassin and she's his next hit.
Under the employment of the dastardly Captain Morvath - who wants to rid the world of these Lady Scoundrels - Ned knows he has one job to do. But when he lays eyes on the feisty,beautiful Cecilia he's faced with a conundrum: does he kill her... or fall in love with her
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9781405954938Number of pages: 352Weight: 245 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
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'As much fun as the English language will permit'- New York Times Book Review
'Melds the Victorian wit of Sherlock Holmes with the brash adventuring of Indiana Jones... a sprightly feminist tale that offers everything from an atmospheric Gothic abbey to secret societies'- Entertainment Weekly
'A joyride of a debut... as if The Parasol Protectorate series met The Princess Bride and a corseted Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'- Kirkus
'With secret identities,secret doors,and secret histories to spare,this high-octane layer-cake of escapism hits the spot'- Publishers Weekly
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