Daring The Duke
(Anne Mallory)
A desperate thiefbargains with the agent assigned to capture her in order to save her imprisoned sister from the gallows.Audrey Kendrick and her sister Faye were sold to Master thief Flanagan (when they were 11 and 8 respectively) as payment for their stepfather?s gambling debts. They became two of the best thieves in Flanagan?s gang, the Olympians. All of the members of were named after mythological characters. Faye became Icarus and Audrey was known as Hermes. By 1824, the Olympians were the most notoriously skilled thieves in London and Hermes was the best.Stephen Chalmers, Duke of Marston, is an agent for England?s Foreign Office. He has tracked and captured dozens ofcriminals over the years, but the infamous Hermes has always eluded him. Step by step, Chalmers assembles the clues until he manages to piece together Hermes true identity. Before Stephen can give his evidence to the authorities, Audrey abandons her life of crime. Chalmers has developed a grudging respect for his adversary and is secretly pleased when the thief retires.After a year long hiatus, London?s most notorious thief returns. Now instead of wealth, Hermes is stealing government secrets. Stephen sets a trap for his nemesis and asks her why she has become a spy. A rival discovered the true identities of Icarus and Hermes. Faye has been imprisoned and unless Audrey does as he says, the villain will make sure her sister hangs. Stephen promises to rescue Faye, provided Audrey agrees not to interfere. An agent?s idea of interference is a thief?s idea of good strategy.Now that Audrey has found her knight in shining armor, she?s not going to let him face the dragon on his own.
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