And Only to Deceive: 1 (Lady Emily Mysteries 1)

From New York Times bestselling author Tasha Alexander a stunning novel of historical suspense set in Victorian England meticulously researched and with a twisty plot that involves stolen antiquities betrayal and murderFor Emily accepting the proposal of Philip the Viscount Ashton was an easy way to escape her overbearing mother who was set on a grand society match. So when Emilys dashing husband died on safari soon after their wedding she felt little grief. After all she barely knew him. Now nearly two years later she discovers that Philip was a far different man from the one she had married so cavalierly. His journals reveal him to have been a gentleman scholar and antiquities collector who to her surprise was deeply in love with his wife. Emily becomes fascinated with this new image of her dead husband and immerses herself in all things ancient and begins to study Greek.Emilys intellectual pursuits and her desire to learn more about Philip take her to the quiet corridors of the British Museum one of her husbands favorite places. There amid priceless ancient statues she uncovers a dark dangerous secret involving stolen artifacts from the Greco-Roman galleries. To complicate matters shes juggling two prominent and wealthy suitors one of whose intentions may go beyond the marrying kind. As she sets out to solve the crime her search leads to more surprises about Philip and causes her to question the role in Victorian society to which she as a woman is relegated.