The Fallen Angels
The Fallen Angels
ISBN: 9780312280079
出版社: St. Martin's Press
出版年: 1984
页数: 379
定价: USD 14.95
装帧: Hardcover
内容简介
The Fallen Angels is the kind of story
no one seems to write anymore--a spell-
binding blend of adventure, romance,
and almost unbearable suspense that
makes it the most exciting novel of the
French Revolution since The Scarlet
Pimpernel. It is also a superbly plotted
thriller involving a ruthless secret society,
a deadly threat against a young English-
woraan, and a masterful double agent for
the French and the British.
Never have the Lazenders, owners of
an English estate so glorious it is known
as "the little kingdom," seemed more
secure in wealth and power--yet never
have they faced a greater threat. The
heir, Toby Lazender, is absent, working
for the British in revolution-torn France
and hunting desperately for the brutal
murderers of the woman he loved. Aeross
the channel, his sister Campion- an Eng-
lishwoman with all the beauty, grace, and
innocence we expect of a heroine, but
also courage, wit, and pride--and their
delightfully cynical uncle Achilles seem
safe from the terrors of the mob. But
Lazen Castle is actually a house under
siege. The Fallen Angels, a terrifyingly
efficient secret society that has recruited