The perfect poison
by Jayne Ann Krentz
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Plagued by rumors that she poisoned her fiancé, Lucinda Bromley lives on the fringes of polite Victorian London society, tending her beloved plants--and occasionally consulting on a murder investigation. For the notorious botanist can detect almost any type of poison, especially those derived from plants. But the murder of a lord has shaken Lucinda: at the scene, she picks up traces of a toxin from a very rare species. So rare, in fact, that only one specimen exists in England--and it was stolen from her conservatory last month. To keep her name out of the inquest and to find the murderer, Lucinda hires fellow Arcane Society member Caleb Jones, who runs a psychical investigation agency. But as desire blooms between Caleb and Lucinda, they are drawn into the dark heart of a deadly conspiracy that can be traced to the early days of the Arcane Society.--From publisher description.
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Romance, Historical Romance, Murder, Secret societies, Fiction, Women botanists, Investigation, Psychic ability, Great Britain, History, Large type books, nyt:hardcover-fiction=2009-05-10, New York Times bestseller, Fiction, romance, suspense, Fiction, mystery & detective, historical, England, fiction, Mystery fiction, Romantic suspense fictionPlaces
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Plagued by rumours that she poisoned her fiance, Lucinda Bromley manages to live on the fringes of polite society, tending her beloved plants - and occasionally consulting on a murder investigation. For the notorious botanist possesses a unique talent: she can detect almost any type of poison. But the death of a lord has shaken Lucinda to her core. At the murder scene, she picks up traces of a poison containing a very rare species of fern - stolen from her conservatory just last month.
To keep her name out of the investigation, and to find the murderer, Lucinda hires fellow Arcane Society member, Caleb Jones. As a nearly overwhelming desire blooms between them, they are drawn into a deadly conspiracy that can be traced to the early days of the Arcane Society - and to a legacy of madness that could plunge Caleb into the depths of his own tortured soul…
Arcane Society Series: (note-has series overlap)
Second Sight (Arcane Society, #1)
White Lies (Arcane Society, #2)
Sizzle and Burn (Arcane Society, #3)
The Third Circle (Arcane Society, #4)
Running Hot (Arcane Society, #5)
The Perfect Poison (Arcane Society, #6)
Fired Up (Arcane Society, #7; Dreamlight Trilogy, #1)
Burning Lamp (Arcane Society, #8; Dreamlight Trilogy, #2)
Midnight Crystal (Ghost Hunters, #7; Arcane Society #9; Dreamlight Trilogy #3)
The Scargill Cove Case Files (Arcane Society, #9.5; Looking Glass Trilogy, #0.5)
In Too Deep (Arcane Society, #10; Looking Glass Trilogy, #1)
Quicksilver (Arcane Society, #11; Looking Glass Trilogy #2)
Canyons of Night (Rainshadow, #0; Ghost Hunters, #8; Looking Glass Trilogy, #3; Arcane Society, #12)
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