Private inquiry agent Lavinia Lake and her sometime-partner, Tobias March, investigate the murder of the young wife of an old friend and the theft of a priceless ancient bracelet that supposedly possesses mystical powers.

Regency sleuths--and lovers--Lavinia Lake and Tobias March--stumble into the middle of a deadly mystery during a weekend getaway at a luxurious country estate as they become caught up in the search for a killer who targets wealthy older men on the brink of marrying beautiful, much younger women. By the author of Don't Look Back.

After her shop in Italy is destroyed and she becomes the target of a blackmailer who turns up dead, Lavinia Lake joins forces with Tobias March, a private investigator, to uncover the truth and save her reputation.