The Queen of Fives

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A confidence scheme, when properly executed, will follow five movements in close and inviolable order: I. The Mark II. The Intrusion. III. The Ballyhoo. IV. The Knot. V. All In. There may be many counter-strikes along the way, for such is the nature of the game; it contains so many sides, so many endless possibilities...

1898. Quinn le Blanc, Londons most talented con woman, has five days to pull off her most ambitious plot yet: trap a highly eligible duke into marriageand lift a fortune from the richest family in England.

Masquerading as the seasons most enviable debutante, Quinn puts on a brilliant act that earns her entrance into the grand drawing rooms and lavish balls of high societyand propels her straight into the inner circle of her target: the charismatic Kendals. Among those she must convince are the handsome bachelor heir, the rebellious younger sister, and the esteemed duchess eager to see her son married.

But the deeper she forges into their world, the more Quinn finds herself tangled in a complicated web of love, lies, and loyalty. The Kendals all have secrets of their own, and she may not be the only one playing a game of high deception...

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Bridgerton meets The Sting in this effervescent offering from Hay. Hay has conceived of a wholly original take on Victorian London and populated it with a gallery of colorful underworld types. The plotting will have readers on the edges of their seats as one twist after another sets the stage for a series of jaw-dropping revelations. This literary confection is a delectable treat.

Publishers Weekly (starred review)

This is a rollicking adventure through upper-crust, historical British society, with deceit, double-crossing, and twisty intrigue that will keeps readers guessing through the explosive final act.

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[C]lever. Hay is especially strong on character. As the entertaining twists pile up, a case could be made that, like the characters in the book, were all tricksters. And that the biggest trick we play is fooling ourselves that we arent.

The Minnesota Star Tribune