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A tense queer historical romantic suspense novel about a young engineer working for Gustave Eiffel caught in a web of deceit that could destroy both him and the famous tower (The New York Times).
Fin Tighe is clinging to respectability by his nail-bitten fingers. He may be the illegitimate son of an English earl, but he hasnt spoken to his father in a decade, and his engineers salary is barely enough to support him and his cousin Aurelie. A dancer in the corps de ballet, Aurelie is at constant risk from groping, leering men who assume any dancer is a prostitute in training. And Fins evenings spent in the clandestine gay community may be legal through a loophole in the Napoleonic Code, but they leave him vulnerable.
So, when Fins employer, Gustave Eiffel, announces that he needs additional investors to pay for his pet project, a 300-meter tower that will dominate the citys skyline, Fin jumps at the chance. If he raises enough money, the commission will earn him a fortune, and hopefully, some protection.
Capricious stranger Gilbert Duhais appears to be a boon from the gods. Gilbert is handsome, wealthy, connected, and somehow privy to Fins background. Gilbert persuades Fin to masquerade as his fathers heirwhich couldnt be further from the truthand introduces him to every nouveau riche speculator in the city. Each provocative interaction heightens Fins risk of exposure. But also brings Fin closer to his dream of financial security.
When a dear friend of Fins is murdered above a clandestine gay club, the stakes rise even higher. Fin must untangle the disparate threads of his pastand his current romantic gamblebefore they become his noose.
Author: Maureen Marshall
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 05/28/2024
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781538757802
Language: English
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