A Fatal Illusion

Anna Lee Huber

Jun 2023 · A Lady Darby Mystery Book 11 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian’s father to his granddaughter, but instead find themselves investigating an attempt on his life...

Yorkshire, England. August 1832. Relations between Sebastian Gage and his father have never been easy, especially since the discovery that Lord Gage has been concealing the existence of an illegitimate son. But when Lord Gage is nearly fatally attacked on a journey to Scotland, Sebastian and Kiera race to his side. Given the tumult over the recent passage of the Reform Bill and the Anatomy Act, in which Lord Gage played a part, Sebastian wonders if the attack could be politically motivated.

But something suspicious is afoot in the sleepy village where Lord Gage is being cared for. The townspeople treat Sebastian and Kiera with hostility when it becomes clear they intend to investigate, and rumors of mysterious disappearances and highway robberies plague the area. Lord Gage’s survival is far from assured, and Sebastian and Kiera must scramble to make the pieces fit before a second attempt at murder is more successful than the first.

Ratings and reviews

I am addicted to historical fiction mysteries and this is one of my very favorite series. I have listened to them all on audible and intend to listen to this one as well. Although this could be read as a stand alone, I would highly recommend starting at the beginning. Each book gets better and better and with the author's historical knowledge, it seems you are there with the characters! So excited to see Kiera and Sebastian now have had their baby, and this one is about Lord Gage, who has been

Disappointing and slow. First of this series I struggled to finish.

About the author

Anna Lee Huber is the Daphne Award–winning author of the national bestselling Lady Darby Mysteries and the Verity Kent Mysteries. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she majored in music and minored in psychology. She currently resides in Indiana with her family and is hard at work on her next novel.