A Place of Secrets: A Novel

In this "compulsively readable and highly entertaining" romantic suspense, a woman confronts historical mysteries—"fans of Kate Morton . . . will be delighted" (Booklist).

Auction house appraiser Jude leaves London for her dream job at Starbrough Hall, an estate in the countryside, examining and pricing the manuscripts and instruments of an eighteenth-century astronomer. She is welcomed by Chantal Wickham and Jude feels close to the old woman at once: they have both lost their husbands. Hard...