Publisher's Synopsis
Leona Hewitt, disguised in men's clothes, has made her way into Lord Delbridge's private museum to find a relic stolen from her family. But someone else is on the same errand: Thaddeus Ware, a mesmerist, but Leona shows no trace of hysteria in his presence. A gifted crystal worker, she exerts a rather hypnotic power over him. And she is determined to keep the crystal they recovered. A source of remarkable energy, Lord Delbridge has already killed to acquire it, for it is his key to membership in the shadowy group, the Third Circle. And, with the help of a ruthless hunter, Delbridge intends to find her. With the stolen crystal in their possession, the danger is only just beginning...
