This number one best-selling novel is based on the true story of one of the most notorious murder cases in French history. The heroine, Henriette Deluzy-Desportes, governess to the children of the Duc de Praslin, found herself strangely drawn to her employer; when the Duc murdered his wife in the most savage fashion, she had to plead her own case before the Chancellor of France in a sensational murder trial that helped bring down the French king. After winning her freedom, Henriette took refuge in America, where she hosted a salon visited by all the socialites of New York and New England. This thrilling historical romance, full of passion, mystery, and intrigue, has laid claim to the hearts and minds of readers for generations. A classic tale of romantic suspense based on a sensational French murder case.
- ISBN10 1556524919
- ISBN13 9781556524912
- Publish Date 1 May 2003 (first published November 1967)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 February 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Chicago Review Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 596
- Language English