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Violence
Some
Murder accusation; a death under suspicious circumstances; non-graphic
Language
Barely any
Victorian-era language
Sexual Content
Barely any
An adulterous relationship is part of the investigation
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking; period European court context
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of political manipulation, royal intrigue, and the use of murder charges as political weapons
What this book is about
A German prince living in exile is accused of murdering his wife. Monk is hired by a woman who believes the accusation is politically motivated. The investigation takes him and Hester Latterly into the world of European royal exiles in London—a world of court intrigue, nationalism, and old loyalties where the truth of what happened is tangled up in who benefits from the verdict.
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A murder charge used as political leverage against a royal exile
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