An Honorable Deception

Name: An Honorable Deception
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by Roseanna M. White Book 3 in the The Imposters series.

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Lord Yates Fairfax, leader of the Imposters, abandons his usual caution when a prospective client is shot after seeking the firm’s help. Lady Alethia Barremore’s secrets connect the attack to political influence, exploitation and a threat extending beyond one aristocratic family. As Yates investigates while protecting her, the case tests his divided responsibilities to the firm, his public identity and the woman he cannot treat as merely a client.

The investigation works through the social access available to an aristocratic private agency. Yates can enter drawing rooms and political circles that ordinary police cannot easily penetrate, but his status also creates obligations to people who expect discretion. Alethia’s case forces him to decide when honour means protecting a reputation and when it requires exposing the powerful people who depend on silence.