About the series
In London in 1812, Hester Quennell breaks codes for a secret society and binds books for a living. The society sends her to expose the officer she holds responsible for her brother’s death. She moves into his house as his fiancée under a false name, on a contract that ends when an inquiry has ruled. He has his own doubts about her.
At a glance
- Genre
- Historical fiction
- Mood
- Tense
- Setting and era
- 19th century
- Pace
- Slow
- Point of view
- Third person
- Reading order
- Read in order
- Heat
- Warm
The books in order
3 books
Book 1Start here
London, April 1812. A cipher-breaker for a secret society must expose the officer she blames for her brother’s death, so she enters his house as his fiancée under a false name. He distrusts her too. A slow-burn historical spy romance.
Book 2
London, February 1813. A scene painter who forges for a secret society must trace who forged a letter in 1809. A French exile is hunting the same hand. A dark, atmospheric Regency romance in which trust grows slowly.
Book 3
London, summer 1815, days before Waterloo. A theatre box-office keeper who trusts no one is visited by an official who turns a silver token and will not say why. Each has a dead person to clear. A slow-burn, atmospheric Regency mystery.
Where are you in the series?
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- Nothing yet: start with Book 1
Book 1
Die Lüge von Grosvenor Square
London, April 1812. A cipher-breaker for a secret society must expose the officer she blames for her brother’s death, so she enters his house as his fiancée under a false name. He distrusts her too. A slow-burn historical spy romance.
Book 2
Die Schuld von Covent Garden
London, February 1813. A scene painter who forges for a secret society must trace who forged a letter in 1809. A French exile is hunting the same hand. A dark, atmospheric Regency romance in which trust grows slowly.
Book 3
Das Versprechen von Vauxhall
London, summer 1815, days before Waterloo. A theatre box-office keeper who trusts no one is visited by an official who turns a silver token and will not say why. Each has a dead person to clear. A slow-burn, atmospheric Regency mystery.
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Get the series
Book 1Die Lüge von Grosvenor Square
E-book
Paperback
Book 2Die Schuld von Covent Garden
E-book
Paperback
Book 3Das Versprechen von Vauxhall
E-book
Paperback
Questions
Do I have to read the books in order?
Yes. Each book gives away how the earlier ones end, so read them in the order they are listed.
Where do I start?
With Book 1, Die Lüge von Grosvenor Square.
How many books are there?
The series has 3 books. It is complete.
About Clara Wynford
Clara Wynford writes historical novels about promises, kept on paper or without it. In London before Waterloo, cipher-breakers and forgers work for a secret league behind a bookbindery near St James’s. In South Australia, German settlers build lives around a spring, a vineyard and a well, and the old rights that come with them. Each book has a new couple and stands on its own.