From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent
Delights and Our Violent Ends comes the "equal parts intoxicating and
dazzling" (Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The
Gilded Wolves) first book in a captivating new duology following an
ill-matched pair of spies posing as a married couple to investigate a
series of brutal murders in 1930s Shanghai.
It's 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of
intrigue.
Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death,
but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping
and aging--and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind
cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption for her traitorous past, she
uses her abilities as an assassin for her country.
Code name: Fortune.
But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march,
Rosalind's mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in
Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalind's new orders
are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the
terror plot before more of her people are killed.
To reduce suspicion, however, she must pose as the wife of another
Nationalist spy, Orion Hong, and though Rosalind finds Orion's cavalier
attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating, she is willing to work with
him for the greater good. But Orion has an agenda of his own, and
Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried. As they both attempt
to unravel the conspiracy, the two spies soon find that there are deeper
and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.
