Private investigator Matilda Wren’s new client is a woman seeking evidence to divorce her husband. She is also the former fiancée of her last client—and dear friend—Lord Ravenhurst. Though he has enthusiastically offered to aid Tilda with future investigations, she can’t very well accept his help in this matter. Especially when her client’s husband is murdered, and Ravenhurst is a suspect.

Hadrian Becket, the Earl of Ravenhurst, has always scorned the supernatural—until a head injury left him with the unnerving ability to see visions through touch. Though he loathes the curse, it’s proven invaluable in solving murder investigations alongside Miss Matilda Wren.

Hadrian Becket, Earl of Ravenhurst, hat das Übernatürliche stets verhöhnt – bis er durch eine Kopfverletzung die verstörende Gabe erlangte, Visionen durch Berührung zu erleben. Wenn er diesen Fluch auch verabscheut, so erweist er sich bei der Aufklärung von Mordfällen an der Seite von Miss Matilda Wren als unschätzbar wertvoll.

A fake marriage. A supernatural secret. A deadly game of deception.

Private investigator Matilda Wren is posing as the wife of Inspector William Maxwell from the City of London Police to infiltrate a burial club scheme. Maxwell is a skilled detective, but he isn’t Hadrian—her usual ally and the man she trusts most. When the club’s administrator is murdered, Tilda needs Hadrian’s expertise, notably his uncanny ability to glimpse others’ memories.

When private investigator Matilda Wren is hired to investigate a household theft, she expects a routine inquiry, until the murder of a retired police inspector draws her into a far more personal mystery. The victim was found clutching a slip of paper bearing the name of Tilda’s late father. As Tilda begins to unravel the connection, she finds herself confronting the very crime that first set her on the path to investigation: her father’s murder.

Private detective Matilda Wren’s latest case seems straightforward: find a missing heiress. Except, the ransom note bears a chilling signature—that of Spring-Heeled Jack. This supposed supernatural figure with his glowing eyes, fiery breath, and power to leap great heights has frightened the young women of London for decades. But Tilda doesn’t believe in fairy tales and vows to unmask the villain.