“Paris,” I said. “Paris is lovely this time of the year. Surely, my dear, you can find at least one expat aristocrat there in dire need of your specialty, the sort of assistance that requires more than a modicum of discretion?”
“For you, my darling girl, I will find a hundred.” He pulled me close to him and kissed me. I was lost in the deliciousness of the moment when I felt something sharp prodding my back.
“Heavens, Mother,” I said, “don’t you know it is bad manners to use a parasol in the house? That is something that would never be tolerated at Anglemore Park.”
She frowned, but lowered the parasol. It was a small victory, yet one I would gladly take.
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About the Author
TASHA ALEXANDER attended the University of Notre Dame, where she studied English and medieval history. She and her husband, novelist Andrew Grant, divide their time between Chicago and the UK.
Visit Tasha online at www.tashaalexander.com.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
BEHIND THE SHATTERED GLASS. Copyright © 2013 by Tasha Alexander. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Cover design by Elsie Lyons The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows: Alexander, Tasha, 1969– Behind the shattered glass: a Lady Emily Mystery / Tasha Alexander.—First edition.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-250-02470-1 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-25002471-8 (e-book) 1. Upper class—England—Fiction. 2. Mayfair (London, England)—Fiction. 3. England—Social life and customs—19th century—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3601.L3565B44 2013
813'.6—dc23
2013014993
e-ISBN 9781250024718
First Edition: October 2013
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