![]() ![]() Is her own family hiding things from her? What about the man from Annabelle’s past who claims to know who she really was? And does Burke really care about her, or is he just using her to get a story? The multitude of characters can be a bit confusing at first, but as the plot picks up, the novel turns into an engaging read. As she learns more, she starts to wonder whom she can trust. Together with a reporter named Burke (and against her mother’s wishes), Janie begins to secretly investigate Bay’s life and the circumstances behind his death. Rumors swirl: that Annabelle was having an affair, that Bay murdered her, and that Annabelle might actually have been an imposter. ![]() Annabelle is nowhere to be found, and Janie is the only one who hears Bay’s final word: “George.” As people gossip and the papers invent stories about Bay and Annabelle, Janie wants to find out the truth. But when Janie and Anne find Bay dying during a lavish party at his house, a knife stuck in his chest, everything changes. No one seems to know much about Annabelle’s past, especially not Janie. ![]() When Bay takes a trip to London, he comes home with a mysterious new wife, Annabelle. Her imposing mother clearly favored Bay while expecting Janie to follow all her orders. Her brother, Bayard, and her cousin Anne were best friends, leaving her out. ![]() Janie Van Duyvil has always felt like a wallflower, even among her own family. In the late 1800s, a woman investigates the mysterious circumstances behind her brother’s death. ![]()
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