In this novel a fresh, unspoiled modern romance hangs on a thread of dark intrigues and of a family curse running back through generations of bold, high-hearted, generous, reckless and fated men. How the grey, lapping waters of an English town, the peace of an isolated convent, and the fair gardens of sunny Italy should hold the secret of the dark veil overshadowing the lives of a group of people - previously unknown to each other - is revealed through the complex threads of this entrancing story. The veil is torn away only with the solving of the baffling murder mystery - with the investigations being led by Inspector Arthur Sinclair of Scotland Yard.
In this novel a fresh, unspoiled modern romance hangs on a thread of dark intrigues and of a family curse running back through generations of bold, high-hearted, generous, reckless and fated men. How the grey, lapping waters of an English town, the peace of an isolated convent, and the fair gardens of sunny Italy should hold the secret of the dark veil overshadowing the lives of a group of people - previously unknown to each other - is revealed through the complex threads of this entrancing story. The veil is torn away only with the solving of the baffling murder mystery - with the investigations being led by Inspector Arthur Sinclair of Scotland Yard.