The young wife of an aging marquis is found murdered in the arms of the
Prince Regent. Around her neck lies a necklace said to have been worn by
Druid priestesses-that is, until it was lost at sea with its last owner,
Sebastian St. Cyr's mother. Now Sebastian is lured into a dangerous
investigation of the marchioness's death-and his mother's uncertain
fate.
As he edges closer to the truth-and one murder follows another-he
confronts a conspiracy that imperils those nearest him and threatens to
bring down the monarchy.