Banquet of lies
By: Michelle Diener
Edition: First Gallery books trade paperback edition.
Series: Readers guide
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9781451684452; 9781451684469
Subjects: Courts and courtiers; Fiction; History
Description: 1812: Giselle Barrington is living a double life, juggling the duties of chef with those of spy catcher. She must identify her father's savage killer before the shadowy man finds her and uncovers the explosive political document her father entrusted to her safekeeping. Posing as a French cook in the home of Lord Aldridge, Giselle is surrounded by unlikely allies and vicious enemies. In the streets where she once walked freely among polite society, she now hides in plain sight, learning the hard lessons of class distinction and negotiating the delicate balance between servant and master. Lord Aldridge's insatiable curiosity about his mysterious new chef blurs the line between civic duty and outright desire. Carefully watching Giselle's every move, he undertakes a mission to figure out who she really is--and, in the process, plunges her straight into the heart of danger.