The art of a lie / Laura Shepherd-Robinson.

London : Mantle, 2025.

296 pages : illustration (black and white), map (black and white) ; 24 cm

London, 1749. Following the murder of her husband in a violent street robbery, Hannah Cole is struggling to keep her head above water. The Punchbowl and Pineapple, her confectionary shop on Piccadilly, is barely turning a profit, and her suppliers are conspiring to put her out of business. So when she learns that her husband had a large sum of money in his bank account that she knew nothing about, the surprise is extremely welcome. And when William Devereux, a friend of her late husband, tells her about a new Italian delicacy called 'iced cream', Hannah believes it might transform the fortunes of her shop. But her husband's unexpected windfall attracts the attention of author-turned-magistrate Henry Fielding, who suspects the money was illicitly acquired. Unless Hannah can prove otherwise, her inheritance will be confiscated.

9781529053722 (hbk)

FICTION

English

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