NEW YORK IN THE GILDED AGE, A GLITTERING WORLD TARNISHED BY GREED, DECEIT AND CORRUPTION, WHERE NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS Fans of Michael Llewellyn's time travel trilogy will be pleased that his heroine, Madeleine St. Jacques, has returned for a fourth captivating adventure. Courier for an enigmatic entity known as the August Ones, Maddy finds herself on a transatlantic luxury liner bound for New York City, circa 1911. She seeks to unravel the purpose of her journey by working in the private library of industrial titan, J. P. Morgan, entering a world of excess and privilege beyond imagining. Real-life companions on her mysterious journey are Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, social diva-turned-activist bent on breaking all the rules, John Jacob Astor IV, one of the world's wealthiest men and destined for doom, and Belle da Costa Greene, Morgan's personal librarian, who harbors a life-threatening secret Maddy must protect at all costs. Peter Brevoort, scion of an old Manhattan dynasty, helps Maddy navigate the treacherous waters of New York society where secrets are as polished as pearls. From the rarefied riches of Fifth Avenue and Newport mansions and dangerous world of art forgeries, to fights for workers' rights and women's suffrage, maritime disasters and a monstrous tragedy that still haunts New York City, Maddy's mission exposes deep flaws in the Gilded Age that ultimately lead to its self-destruction. Will she survive to find her way back to the 21st Century? Michael Llewellyn is the author of 25 books of historical fiction, true crime, southern humor and nonfiction travel. This is the fourth installment in the Madeleine Time Travel Series.
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