Trouble reaches out to Lady Adelaide from across the oceans. Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, English peer and British intelligence agent, receives an unexpected letter from her dear friend Isa Hass in the Cape Colony, which sends her dashing to Cape Town to confirm her suspicions about Isa and the death of Adele's husband, three years ago. Spy master William Melville insists that Daniel Bannister, Lord Leighton, accompany her. Adele complies, even though she resents Leighton's company, for their nascent relationship ran aground some weeks before. Adele's return to Cape Town elicits memories both bitter and sweet, and unlocks the secrets surrounding her friend Isa, provoking a violent and deadly response from the shadowy figures who resent that exposure... This novelette is the seventh in the Adelaide Becket Edwardian espionage series. 1.0: The Requisite Courage 2.0: The Rosewater Debutante 3.0: The Unaccompanied Widow 4.0: The Lavender Semaphore 5.0: The Broadcloth Midnight 6.0: The Salinghall Error 7.0: The Indecent Agent ...and more to come. A historical suspense espionage novelette. ___ Praise for the Adelaide Becket series: Tracy takes you again back in time to an era you could only imagine about but brings it in vivid color through her story A delightful game of cat and mouse I thoroughly enjoyed this magnificent first in series book!! The writing style is easy to read and the plot COMPLETELY unpredictable!! It was a marvelous escape from reality Breathtaking start to a fantastic new series by Tracy Cooper-Posey. Succinct and yet rich in the details that create historical immersion and scenes I found easy to imagine being a part. I looove good quality writing and I love a new series like a junkie. Just give it a try, you won't be disappointed! I am always amazed at how much story can get packed into these "Adelaide Becket" Novellas Tension and intrigue kept me gripped in the story, and swept along for the adventure I am thoroughly enjoying taking that journey with her and I recommend reading these in order so you can see the development progress! ____ Tracy Cooper-Posey is a #1 Best Selling Author. She writes historical fiction and romantic thrillers. She has published over 120 books since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award. She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book of The Year. Tracy won the award in 2012, and a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for "Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding." She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught genre fiction writing at MacEwan University. She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.