The author of the bestselling The Housekeepers delivers another immersive historical mystery filled with danger and deception, as the most talented con-woman in Victorian London sets her sights on a wealthy duke.
'They whisper her name in every corner of town.The lady with a hundred faces, a thousand lives. Five moves, five days - for such are the rules of her game.'
1898. Quinn Le Blanc, London's most talented con woman, has five days to pull off the seemingly impossible: trick an eligible duke into marriage and lift a fortune from the richest family in England.
Masquerading as a wealthy debutante, Quinn is the jewel of the season. Her brilliant act opens doors to the grand drawing rooms and lavish balls of high society - and propels her into the inner circle of her target: the corrupt, charismatic Kendals.
But as she spins in and out of their world, Quinn becomes tangled in a dangerous web of love, lies and loyalty. The Kendal family all have secrets of their own, and she may not be the only one playing a game of high deception...
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781035414291
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 635 g
Dimensions: 238 x 160 x 40 mm
There are mysteries piled upon enigmas in this rollicking tale...Hay keeps the pages turning and the reader guessing... great fun - The Times
Audacious, cunning, quick-witted - this is a jewel of a book from the seriously talented Alex Hay. I was rooting for the Queen of Fives from the very first line - Louise Candlish
The Queen of Fives is as fiendishly clever as its characters, an atmospheric novel with real heart and depth - Jennie Godfrey
A dangerous game... delivered with fabulous aplomb - Daily Mail
Rich in delicious detail and enticing prose, while terrifically fast-paced, Alex Hay's The Queen of Fives has stolen my heart! All the stars to this brilliant follow-up to The Housekeepers. Put simply, I am in awe of Alex's talent - Jessica Bull
Alex Hay has plotted another stylish and masterful scheme. The Queen of Fives is a ripper of a historical thriller: high stakes, high society and high drama, with a gleaming cast of characters and a game that keeps you guessing till the last... sheer joy, brimming with delightful Victorian detail. This is a must read. Five stars for the Queen of Fives! - Kate Foster
A period piece, a full-throttle thriller and a masterclass in characterisation - historical fiction doesn't get more exciting than this - Erin Kelly
Thank you to the Publishers for sending an early copy of this wonderful book with a handwritten note in from Alex Hay himself! It was a lovely surprise!
The Queen of Fives, like Alex Hay's first novel, The...
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They whisper her name in every corner of town.
The lady with a hundred faces. A thousand lives.
Five moves, five days - for such are the rules of her game.
1898.
Quinn Le Blanc, London’s most talented, talked...
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I really loved The Queen of Fives by Alex Hay. In Victorian London, there is a house called the Chateau where the ultimate swindlers live carrying out confidence tricks that follow a particular set of rules. The... More
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