In this new novel, bestselling author Robin Paige evokes idyllic Cornwall , rich with gorgeous shorelines and imposing cliffs. But these natural beau-ties conceal many dangerous secrets, as Lord and Lady Sheridan discover.

Lizard Village , 1903 It's the beginning of a new century, and wireless tele-graph companies around the world are scrambling to develop the new communications technology. Guglielmo Marconi beats them to the punch by sending the first wirelss signal across the Atlantic from his station on the Lizared some egos no one expects-some egos, but no one expects sabotage-much Less murder.

After two apparently accidental deaths at the Marconi transmission sta-tion, Charles, Lord Sheridan, an amateur forensic detective and avid wireless enthusiast, is asked to head an investigation. And when he finds that valuable equipment and the notebook describing it have disappeared, the deaths look more like murders than accidents.

Meanwhile, Kate Sheridan visits Lady Loveday, who lives on nearby Frenchman's Creek and whose little girl has recently drowned. Soon it becomes clear that the drowning and the dirty tricks at the station are connected to an enigmatic stranger-and to foreign espionage, malicious intrigue, and inexplicable messages sent out of the blue….

 

ROBIN PAIGE is the pseudonym of husband-and-wife writing team Susan Wittig Albert and Bill Albert. Susan Wittig Albert is also the author of the China Bayles mysteries, as well as the new Beatrix Potter Cottage Tales mysteries. Bill Albert is the coauthor, with his wife, of more than sixty novels for young adults. They live in the Texas hill coun – try. Visit their website at www.mysterypartners.com .