Paperback | 384 pages

A mysterious heiress sets her sights on an illustrious family and nothing is quite what it seems in London high society in this clever novel from the bestselling author ofThe Housekeepers

Audacious, cunning, quick-wittedthis is a jewel of a book from the seriously talented Alex Hay. I was rooting for the Queen of Fives from the very first line.
Louise Candlish, author of The Other Passenger

1898. Quinn le Blanc, Londons most talented confidence woman, has five days to pull off her most ambitious plot yet:trap a highly eligibleduke into marriage and lift a fortune from the richest family in England.

Masquerading as the seasons most enviable debutante,Quinn puts on a brilliantact that earns her entrance into the grand drawing rooms and lavish balls of high societyand propels her straight into the inner circle of her target: the charismatic Kendals.Among those shemust convince are the handsome bachelor heir,the rebellious younger sister, and the esteemed duchess eager to see her son married.

But the deeper she forges into their world,the more Quinn finds herself tangled in a complicated web of love, lies, and loyalty. The Kendalsall have secrets of their own, andshe may not be the only one playing a game of high deception…

A thrilling and multi-layered story of trickery and deception, truth and lies, poverty and riches, that is sheer delight from start to finish. Absolutely enthralling!
Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal