Publisher's Synopsis
A novel from the acclaimed author of the A. J. Raffles seriesMeeting failure in his search for wealth in the 1851 Australian gold rush, a dispirited Mr. Cole takes the next available ship back to England. While on board, he falls in love with Eva Denison, a beautiful and accomplished young woman traveling with her exotic Portuguese step-father. After a disaster at sea, Cole returns to anonymity in London...or so he thinks. Events lead to the discovery of a horrible conspiracy and then to an adventure that may cost Cole his greatest love.
