Edinburgh, 1784. It takes a scoundrel to catch a thief...


Elizabeth Fulhame is trying to keep her head down. Once her husband Thomas gets his medical degree - provided he doesn't aggravate his professors - perhaps she'll be able to afford the materials for her cherished chemistry experiments. But when Dr Joseph Black tasks Thomas with meeting a French inventor who's come to sell a valuable dyeing process, the Fulhames see an opportunity to reverse their modest fortunes.


But the industrial secret is stolen from under their noses by a ruthless English aristocrat. Relying on her wits and magical abilities, Elizabeth decides to steal it back.


The Fulhames and their comrades are drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game through the seedy wynds and glittering society balls of Enlightenment Edinburgh. With their foe seeking the destruction of his enemies, Elizabeth risks losing everything she holds dear in pursuit of her goal.


Fans of The Lies of Locke Lamora and the dark fantasies of Leigh Bardugo will love this explosive continuation to The Edinburgh Doctrines series by CL Jarvis.