First published 2018
Cyril DePaul returns to Amberlough City after a botched mission abroad. His lover Aristide Makricosta runs the Bee, the city's premier nightclub, while secretly smuggling drugs and refugees past corrupt police. When fascist forces threaten to seize control of their decadent metropolis, Cyril faces an impossible choice. He can maintain his cover as a loyal agent or sacrifice everything he believes in to protect Aristide. Cordelia Lehane, a burlesque dancer who works as Aristide's courier, becomes central to Cyril's desperate scheme. As revolutionary flames consume the glittering nightlife district, all three must use every resource at their disposal to survive. They will betray allies, abandon principles, and sacrifice others to save themselves. The marquee lights that once promised glamour and escape now illuminate a city transforming into something darker.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, action, alternate-history
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Amberlough City
Period: 20th-century
368 pages · ebook · Tor Books
Content warnings: violence