Penance for the Dead

Principal Bow Street Officer Hugh Marsden, who has lived in the shadows due to a troubled past, finds his life upended when his half-sister Eloisa is murdered shortly after hiring him for a mysterious case. Enlisted by the enigmatic Duchess of Fournier to clear his name, Hugh and Audrey Sinclair navigate clandestine meetings and family secrets that threaten to expose long-buried truths. As they delve into the Neatham family's dark history, they face danger from a killer determined to silence them forever.