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London 1893. Elderly Mrs. Bentley is on her deathbed and her son Robert hasreturned from France. But in the Bentleys wellappointed home everyone hastheir secrets including Roberts beautiful and elusive wife the orphan maidshe hires from the country and the mysterious young woman who arrivesclaiming to be the bride of Roberts drowned brother. Robert is quicklydeveloping a reputation in anthropometry the nascent science of identifyingcriminals by body measurements. Yet soon he is caught up in the deceptionsswirling around him for no one under his roof is quite what they seem. When anintruder enters the house and ransacks the study a chain of events is set inmotion that threatens not only the genteel comfortable life the Bentleys havemanaged to secure but also their very survival. A fascinating portrayal of avanished England as well as an unconventional mystery The Dark Lanternexposes the grand upstairs of a Victorian home and the darker underbelly ofits servants quarters. The clash between the classes makes for a suspensefulnovel of mistaken identities intriguing women and dangerous deceptions. «
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