A breathtaking thriller featuring "political and amorous intrigues,
cold-blooded murder, and financial crises" (San Francisco Chronicle),
from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Column of Fire
In 1866, tragedy strikes the exclusive Windfield School when a young
student drowns in a mysterious accident. His death and its aftermath
initiate a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades
and entwine many lives.
From the exclusive men's clubs and brothels that cater to every dark
desire of London's upper class to the dazzling ballrooms and
mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth, one
family is splintered by a shared legacy. But greed, fed by the shocking
truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or the dreams of a nation will
die.