For nearly three hundred years, the mysterious journal of Jacobite exile Mary Dundas has lain unread - its secrets safe from prying eyes. Now, amateur codebreaker Sara Thomas has been hired to crack the journal's cipher. But when she arrives in Paris, Sara soon discovers that Mary's diary doesn't hold what she expects but is instead a firsthand account of Mary's part in a dangerous intrigue. In the wintry months of 1732, with a scandal gaining steam in London, the man accused of being at its center is concealed among the Jacobites in Paris, with Mary posing as his sister to aid his disguise. When their location is betrayed, they're forced to flee to Rome, protected by the enigmatic Highlander Hugh MacPherson. As Mary's tale grows ever more dire, Sara, too, must carefully choose which turn to take...to find the road that will lead her safely home.
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ISBN:9781501168802 (paperback) :
Physical Description:print regular print 576 pages ; 18 cm
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