Book Detail |
| |
Historical Notes |
The Mask of Night begins in early January 1820, about two months after the end of Secrets of a Lady. Their marriage still fragile in the wake of recent revelations, Charles and Mélanie attend a Twelfth Night masquerade ball at the home of their friends Oliver and Isobel Lydgate. A masked man is found stabbed to death, floating in the garden fountain. No one seems to know who he is or what he was doing at the ball. But the Foreign Secretary and the Chief of Intelligence know more than they let on and pressure Charles to investigate. Meanwhile, an old friend has sought Mélanie out at the ball–Hortense Bonaparte, daughter of the Empress Josephine, stepdaughter of Napoleon. Hortense comes to Mélanie with a desperate plea which Mélanie doesn’t dare reveal to Charles. The search for the killer takes Charles and Mélanie from Mayfair to Seven Dials, from glittering ballrooms to viperous thieves’ dens, and uncovers a conspiracy that involves both members of the Bonaparte family and the British government, as well as the enigmatic Raoul O’Roarke.
EXCERPTS
More on ‘Fallen’ Heroines and a Teaser from ‘The Mask of Night’
Happily Ever After and another teaser from ‘The Mask of Night’
Anniversaries and more from ‘The Mask of Night’
‘The Mask of Night’ - a glimpse of Colin and Jessica
Holidays with the Frasers in 1819 and more from ‘The Mask of Night’
June 2, 2008 at 3:01 am
When will this book be out? I loved the first 2!
June 2, 2008 at 3:41 am
Thanks so much for posting, srb! It’s wonderful to know you loved the first two books! Unfortunately I don’t have a contract for “The Mask of Night” and subsequent books yet (though “Mask” is finished). It will have to do with how the trade editions of the first two do. So I should know something soon. I’ll post about it on the site as soon as I do.
June 3, 2008 at 12:56 am
I just finished rereading Beneath a Silent Moon and enjoyed even more than the first time, although I confess I still end up going back to the family trees to remember where each person supposedly belongs. Best of wishes in gaining a contract for Mask of Night!
June 3, 2008 at 1:02 am
Thanks so much, Donna! Great to know the book held up and even worked better on a second reading! Hope you enjoyed the new extras. Yes, it definitely is a book where family trees are a necessity :-).
Thanks for the good wishes!