Publisher's Synopsis
Christiania, Norway 1721Brander Hansen never planned to marry until he fell in love with Regin Kildahl, Baroness of Hamar. Now married, titled, and the owner of her bankrupt estate, Brander must come to terms with his unexpected new life. He aches to continue his vocation as "a discreet gentleman of discovery" but Barons do not work a trade. Even when they are broke desperately need the money.Regin Kildahl Hansen adores her deaf husband and sees him as more capable than most hearing men. When a father and his grown son turn up dead in the same house in the same week, Regin pushes Brander to accept the commission and resume his investigations and to allow her to secretly work alongside him.He reluctantly agrees, until their investigation turns deadly. Now it's up to the deaf man to save his wife's life.
