London in 1749, and Hannah Cole’s world shatters with her husband’s brutal murder. Her confectionery shop, the Punchbowl and Pineapple, teeters on the brink of ruin. Just as she uncovers a hidden fortune — money her husband secretly possessed — a new nightmare begins. Magistrate Henry Fielding, the renowned author, suspects illicit gains. To save […]
The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
It’s London in 1749, and following the murder of her husband in a violent street robbery, Hannah Cole is struggling to keep her head above water. The Punchbowl and Pineapple, her confectionary shop on Piccadilly, is barely turning a profit, and her suppliers are conspiring to put her out of business. So when she learns […]