02573cam a2200409 i 4500 1155421793 TxGeo 20240222120000.0 230818s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023037758 9780593549919 trade pbk. 0593549910 trade pbk. TxGeo rda Ashley, Jennifer, author. Speculations in sin / Jennifer Ashley. First edition. New York, NY : Berkley Prime Crime, [2024] 310 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Kat Holloway Mysteries ; 7 "To save an innocent man's life, amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway must expose a financial scam that could ruin the most powerful aristocrats in Victorian-era London, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret of Bow Lane. Kat Holloway is distressed to learn that Samuel Millburn, husband of the woman who looks after her daughter, has been accused of embezzling funds from the bank where he works as a clerk. The accusation is absurd, and Samuel's wife fears that her husband will not only lose his post but be imprisoned. Kat vows to uncover the truth. When she discovers the bank is involved in shockingly murky business dealings, Kat realizes she's treading in dangerous waters. She turns to her confidante and handsome suitor, Daniel McAdam, for help. To exonerate Samuel, Kat and Daniel may have to expose the unseemly financial dealings of prominent aristocrats and government officials, and even those working to bring down the royal family. Kat will risk everything to protect the man who has sacrificed so much for her daughter, even if it means endangering herself and the friends she has come to love"-- Provided by publisher. 20240304. Holloway, Kat Fictitious character Fiction. Women cooks Fiction. Aristocracy (Social class.) Embezzlement Fiction. Banks and banking Fiction. Swindlers and swindling Fiction. Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century Fiction. London (England) Social life and customs 19th century Fiction. Historical fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Kat Holloway Mysteries ; 7. QS5