Paris, 1787. A deaf maid at the Court of Versailles is accused of the murder of the Duchesse de Saumur, one of Marie Antoinette's intimates. Anne Cartier, teacher at the world-famous Institute for the Deaf, and new wife of Colonel Paul de Saint-Martin of the Royal Highway Patrol, is drawn into the murder investigation by her friends at the Institute, who are convinced of Denise's innocence As Anne and Paul begin their painstaking inquiries, evidence comes to light of a sinister conspiracy to seal the unfortunate maid's fate. Against a backdrop of intrigue and gossip at Court, they work against the clock to clear Denise's name...
- ISBN10 0727861042
- ISBN13 9780727861047
- Publish Date 7 June 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 September 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Severn House Publishers Ltd
- Edition World ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English