New Releases by Deanna Raybourn

Partners now in marriage and in trade, Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane have finally returned from abroad to set up housekeeping in London. But merging their respective collections of gadgets, pets and servants leaves little room for the harried newlyweds themselves, let alone Brisbane''s private enquiry business. Among the more unlikely clients: Julia''s very proper brother, Lord Bellmont, who swears Brisbane to secrecy about his case. Not about to be left out of anything concerning her beloved—if eccentric—family, spirited Julia soon picks up the trail of the investigation. It leads to the exclusive Ghost Club, where the alluring Madame Séraphine holds evening séances…and not a few powerful gentlemen in thrall. From this eerie enclave unfolds a lurid tangle of dark deeds, whose tendrils crush reputations and throttle trust. Shocked to find their investigation spun into salacious newspaper headlines, bristling at the tension it causes between them, the Brisbanes find they must unite or fall. For Bellmont''s sake—and more—they''ll face myriad dangers born of dark secrets, the kind men kill to keep….

Pese a que Nicholas Brisbane le había advertido que se mantuviera lejos de él, lady Julia Grey apareció en la finca que el distante y atractivo detective había heredado en Yorkshire. Así, ambos se vieron obligados a compartir aquella casona en ruinas con las últimas descendientes de una familia de ilustre linaje, que había mantenido bien ocultos sus secretos. Después de haber perdido la fortuna familiar y de haber caído en el olvido social, lady Allenby y sus hijas dependían de Brisbane. Aquellas mujeres estaban a la deriva, arrastradas por los vientos del pantano, incapaces de cambiar su propio destino.En el corazón podrido de Grimsgrave había un misterio que tal vez lady Julia tuviera que desentrañar sola, ya que Brisbane estaba fuera de combate a causa del veneno que alguien le había suministrado. Sin embargo, la sangre hablaría, y antes de que la primavera llegara a los páramos del norte, lady Julia habría descubierto un antiguo legado de maldad.

After eight idyllic months in the Mediterranean, Lady Julia Grey and her detective husband are ready to put their investigative talents to work once more. At the urging of Julia''s eccentric family, they hurry to India to aid an old friend, the newly widowed Jane Cavendish. Living on the Cavendish tea plantation with the remnants of her husband''s family, Jane is consumed with the impending birth of her child—and with discovering the truth about her husband''s death. Was he murdered for his estate? And if he was, could Jane and her unborn child be next? Amid the lush foothills of the Himalayas, dark deeds are buried and malicious thoughts flourish. The Brisbanes uncover secrets and scandal, illicit affairs and twisted legacies. In this remote and exotic place, exploration is perilous and discovery, deadly. The danger is palpable and, if they are not careful, Julia and Nicholas will not live to celebrate their first anniversary.

SILENT IN THE GRAVE; "Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave." These ominous words are the last threat that the darling of London society, Sir Edward Grey, receives from his killer. Before he can show them to Nicholas Brisbane, Sir Edward collapses and dies at his London home. Determined to bring her husband''s murderer to justice, Lady Julia engages the enigmatic Brisbane to help her investigate Edward''s demise. Dismissing his warnings that the investigation will be difficult, Lady Julia presses forward, following a trail of clues that lead her to even more unpleasant truths... SILENT IN THE SANCTUARY; Fresh from a six-month sojourn in Italy, Lady Julia returns home to Sussex to find her father''s estate crowded with family and friends including Nicholas Brisbane. But the homecoming celebrations quickly take a ghastly turn when one of the guests is found brutally murdered in the chapel, and a member of Lady Julia''s own family confesses to the crime. Certain of her cousin''s innocence, Lady Julia resumes her partnership with Brisbane, setting out to unravel a tangle of deceit before the killer can strike again. SILENT ON THE MOOR; In the face of protests from her conventional, stuffy brother, Lady Julia decides to pay a visit to the mysterious detective Nicholas Brisbane, to bring a woman''s touch to his new estate. But Grimsgrave is haunted by the ghosts of its past, and its owner seems to be falling into ruin along with the house. Confronted with gypsy warnings and Brisbane''s elusive behaviour, Lady Julia scents a mystery. It''s not long before her desire for answers leads her into danger unlike any other that she has experienced and from which, this time, there may be no escape.

Cuando lady Julia Grey regresó a Inglaterra después de un largo viaje por Italia, encontró su casa natal, la abadía de Bellmont, abarrotada de familiares y amigos. Para su sorpresa, el único hombre a quien había querido olvidar, el enigmático y orgulloso Nicholas Brisbane, estaba entre los invitados de su padre… y no estaba solo. Para no ser menos, Julia le presentó inmediatamente a su enamorado; un joven y distinguido conde italiano. Sin embargo, las celebraciones de regreso a casa dieron un giro inesperado y cruel con el hallazgo de uno de los invitados muerto en la capilla, víctima de un brutal asesinato. Lady Julia reanudó entonces su insólita, interesante y deliciosa colaboración con Nicholas Brisbane, decidida a desenmarañar aquella red de engaños antes de que el asesino golpeara de nuevo.