Elinor Rochdale, a young woman with no money and few prospects, accepts a strange offer from Lord Carlyon: marry his dying cousin Eustace so that she will become a widow with a home and a small income. Eustace dies the same night, and she is installed at the house called Highnoons, where she soon finds that someone is breaking in. Against the Napoleonic wars, a hunt begins for a set of papers hidden on the property, and several members of the Cheviot family are not what they seem.
Fans of Regency romance with a mystery at its center will enjoy the banter and the quick pace. Heyer writes with dry humor, so the book suits readers who want a light period puzzle with a dash of danger.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1946
- Language
- EN
