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What Happens in London
First published 2009
Olivia Bevelstoke begins watching her new neighbour after hearing that Sir Harry Valentine may have killed his fiancée. Harry, a Russian-speaking veteran employed by the War Office, notices the surveillance and is equally suspicious of the inquisitive woman at the window.
Their comic hostility changes when a visiting Russian prince draws Olivia into a matter of diplomatic concern. Espionage, translation and gossip bring the pair together, while both must decide whether the stories circulating through London society reveal anything true about the person behind them.
Georgette Heyer
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