Review by Booklist Review
*Starred Review* Over the last 20 years, Justine DuMotier and Adrian Hawkhurst have been both friends and enemies, but she never thought he would stab her in Braddy Square. Yet that is exactly what someone wants Justine to believe, since the knife that nearly ends her life is one that once belonged to the Black Hawk. When a wounded Justine turns to Adrian for help, the two discover that more than one of the Black Hawk's old knives is floating around London, including two blades that were used to murder Frenchmen. Now, to discover who is trying to kill her and ruin Adrian, Justine will have to once again team up with the one man from her past she could never forget. All of Bourne's signature elements a riveting plot composed of equal measures of high-adrenaline intrigue and high-octane passion, an impeccably crafted historical setting, richly nuanced characters, and vivid, witty writing fall neatly into place in the latest addition to her superbly entertaining Regency-set spy series.--Charles, John Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Bourne mixes heart-pounding mystery and romance in her spellbinding fourth Spymaster historical romantic thriller (after 2010's The Forbidden Rose). From childhood, Adrian Hawker spied on France for England while Justine DeCabrillac gathered intelligence for the Police Secrete. They were teens when they met in Paris in 1794, and as they grew up, their paths crossed often in a changing world. Sometimes they were on the same side, and sometimes they were opposed, but it was inevitable that they fall bittersweetly in love, knowing that any minute duty could take precedence over passion. Their tempestuous love affair unfolds in flashbacks, alternating with scenes from 1818 London, where somebody tries to kill Justine and frame Hawker, now head of the British Intelligence Service with as many enemies in England as in France. Just the right amount of intrigue makes this vivid romance a gripping page-turner. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by Library Journal Review
An assassin's blade reunites a pair of star-crossed spies in this beautifully written, skillfully plotted suspenseful romance that has links to The Forbidden Rose, answers a number of questions, and will tempt new readers into checking out Bourne's earlier books. (LJ 11/1/11) (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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