A Moment's Shadow (eBook)

Anna Lee Huber (Autor)

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2025
368 Seiten
Kensington Books (Verlag)
9781496740106 (ISBN)

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Violence, reprisal, and intrigue abound in post-World War I Ireland as the bloody conflict between the Irish Republican Army and the British authorities continues to escalate. But former British Intelligence agent Verity Kent must deal with a more immediate concernthe possession of poisonous gas by a ruthless adversary . . .August 1920, Dublin, Ireland: A fraught task keeps Verity and her husband Sidney in the country after their initial clandestine mission has been completed: the traitor Lord Ardmore is scheming to employ the deadly phosgene gas he's stolen for some terrifying purpose, and the couple will need both the Crown Forces and the rebels' help to thwart him. As they pursue their quarry, they are drawn into a case involving a series of cunning and brazen jewel thefts. Many believe it is the work of the Irish rebels, seeking to fund their revolution, but when Verity and Sidney are also approached by Michael Collins and the IRA to unmask the thief, they suspect he may instead be an opportunist using the political unrest as a cover for his crimes. As the thief continues to pull ever more risky jobsincluding targeting Verity and Sidney's friendsthe couple receive new intelligence that the gas they seek may be intended for a crowded event, one that the entire world will be attuned to. They must stop Lord Ardmore at all costsor the consequences will be devastating . . .

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.8.2025
• Reihe/Serie: A Verity Kent Mystery
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane
• Schlagworte: 1920s England • Abduction • Agatha Christie • anna lee huber • assassination squads • British Intelligence • chemical warfare • Cozy Mysteries • Daphne DuMaurier • Downton Abbey • downton abbey era • Dublin high society • Espionage • female heroines • female spy • former spy • Great War • historical mystery • IRA • ira rebels • Irish rebels • Irish Republican Army • Jacqueline Winspear • Lady Darby • Lady Darby mysteries • Michael Collins • Murder Mystery • Mystery Romance • phosgene gas • poisonous gas • Post-war Britain • post-war Dublin • post-war Ireland • Roaring Twenties • Secret Service • Spy Mystery • susan ella macneal • Traitor • Treason • Turncoat • undercover • USA Today bestselling authors • vanished spymaster • verity kent mysteries • war hero • war hero husband • Women’s Fiction • women’s mystery • World War I • World War One
• ISBN-13: 9781496740106 / 9781496740106