The wild card
By: Beth Elliott
Publisher: Robert Hale; The Crowood Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780709099536; 9780709099512; 9780709085249; 9781306020374
Subjects: Spy stories; Fiction; Social life and customs; FICTION; General; Manners and customs
Description: Kitty Towers is an unusual debutante. She considers society life idle and frivolous, and is determined not to find a husband. However, she is reluctantly drawn to the enigmatic Theo Weston, despite his rakish behavior on their first meeting. On the other hand, Etienne de Saint-Aubin, her aunt's protege, pays her flattering attention. Kitty soon realizes that there are dark undercurrents to all these society events. One of her admirers is a spy. Gradually, she learns to see through the gossip and the false appearances to make her own decision about who the traitor is. But only by taking drastic and almost fatal action can she avoid a tragedy for her country and herself.