First published 2012
Lord Peter Wimsey has just finished telling his wife Harriet Vane about his very first case from 1921, when he helped recover the stolen Attenbury Emeralds for their aristocratic owner. The recovery made headlines and launched Peter's detective career after his return from the war. Now, thirty years later, the current Lord Attenbury appears at their door with a new problem. Someone has challenged the ownership of the famous emeralds, and he needs Peter to prove they belong to him. As Peter and Harriet investigate, they must untangle decades of family secrets while navigating a changed England. The war has transformed British society, and Peter faces his own unwelcome change. His older brother's death means he may inherit the dukedom he never wanted. The emerald case forces Peter to confront both his past as a shell shocked young man finding purpose and his future as a reluctant duke.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, detective, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: England
Period: 1921, 1950s
352 pages · Paperback · Minotaur Books