by Freya Marske
First published 2022
When Maud Blyth signs on as an old lady's companion on an ocean liner, she expects adventure. Instead, she finds a dead body and the alluring, scandalous Violet Debenham. As the two women hunt for a murderer and a priceless magical artifact, they must first drop their own masks before they can unmask a killer—and maybe fall for each other in the process.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Ocean Liner
Period: 19th-Century
388 pages · Hardcover · Tor Books