Noble Blood

by Charles O'Brien

Published 7 June 2004
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...