The Music Of The Spheres by Elizabeth Redfern

The Music Of The Spheres by Elizabeth Redfern

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Summer 1795, and London is thronging with French emigres. Rumours of spies and intrigue are rife. One faction under suspicion is the Montpellier circle, a group of astronomers searching for a planet they call Selene. Jonathan Absey of the Home Office is charged with smashing the French spy ring.

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The Music Of The Spheres by Elizabeth Redfern

London, the summer of 1795- a season of revolutionary fervour, scientific discovery and vicious murders.The British government is in disarray, unable to stem the flood of secrets to Paris; betrayals that doom her war efforts to failure. In rural Kensington a group of French emigres are pursuing a scientific dream, the discovery of a planet they call Selene. The group has fallen under the spell of a beautiful and amoral woman - Auguste de Montpellier who is at once their muse and dark angel. Meanwhile a killer lurks in the back streets of the capital- the victims are all prostitutes and have been paid in French Louis d'Or, the currency of France's spies.Jonathan Absey is a Home Office clerk whose official task is to smash the French spy ring. Privately however, he has become obsessed with the murders. These interests intersect when he finds himself drawn into the Montpellier circle, yet his pursuit for truth remains obscured through coded letters, opium and conspiracy. Absey must uncover the mystery before the summer dies; an invasion fleet is being prepared to set sail across the channel and the lives of those on board now rest on his discoveries.
Elizabeth Redfern lives in the Peak Distict. This is her first novel
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ISBN 13 9780099406372
ISBN 10 0099406373
Title The Music Of The Spheres
Author Elizabeth Redfern
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 2002-09-05
Number of pages 432
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.