And the eventual solution will involve several old friends from the previous Pleasure Garden books. Mutual suspicion dissolves eventually into an alliance to discover who is behind a plot to overthrow the British government and why. So begins an attraction that is both unwise and irresistible. Making a rare mistake, he returns to Maida to right it – only to be faced with a severe young woman demanding he return the ring he stole. But she repels all companyuntil the mysterious Ludovic Dunne refuses to be dismissed. She comes to Maida Pleasure Gardens, masked and alone, just to feel part of a world that still dances and laughs.

Returning to England to resign before he loses his soul entirely, he accepts one final mission that he regards as both foolish and beneath him. Unmasking Sin Mary Lancaster 4.49 506 ratings52 reviews A more intriguing option Rebecca, Lady Cornish, is lonely. When a borrowed ring is stolen from Catherine Dove and her friend, now in their first London Season, the redoubtable Matty goes alone to Maida Pleasure Gardens to confront the thief – who turns out to be outrageous, charming and utterly mysterious.įrancisco de Salgado has been long employed by the British government to take care of insoluble problems, both home and abroad. Her first literary love was historical fiction, a genre which she relishes mixing up with romance and adventure in her own writing. Governess Matty Mather has grown to love her pupils of the Dove family. Mary Lancaster lives in Scotland with her husband, three mostly grown-up kids and a small, crazy dog. And the eventual solution will involve several old friends from the previous Pleasure Garden books.Thief or gentleman, he is uniquely dangerous!

Making a rare mistake, he returns to Maida to right it - only to be faced with a severe young woman demanding he return the ring he stole. But she repels all company until the mysterious Ludovic Dunne refuses to be dismissed. Returning to England to resign before he loses his soul entirely, he accepts one final mission that he regards as both foolish and beneath him. A more intriguing option Rebecca, Lady Cornish, is lonely. When a borrowed ring is stolen from Catherine Dove and her friend, now in their first London Season, the redoubtable Matty goes alone to Maida Pleasure Gardens to confront the thief - who turns out to be outrageous, charming and utterly mysterious.įrancisco de Salgado has been long employed by the British government to take care of insoluble problems, both home and abroad. The Pleasure Garden series by Mary Lancaster is a winner Unmasking Sin is the second book in the series and it is a pleasure to read. Governess Matty Mather has grown to love her pupils of the Dove family. Thief or gentleman, he is uniquely dangerous!

Unmasking Sin by Mary Lancaster