Innocent Blood

Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. The terrifying truth about her parents and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of shocking betrayals. Philippa quickly learns that those who delve into the secrets of the past must be on guard when long-buried horrors begin to stir.'As a crime novel,' wrote the London Times, Innocent Blood is 'the peak of the art.' 'Flawlessly crafted...profoundly, masterfully moving,' Cosmopolitan concurred.