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From the 1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends comes the equal parts intoxicating and dazzling Roshani Chokshi New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves first book in a captivating new duology following an illmatched pair of spies posing as a married couple to investigate a series of brutal murders in 1930s Shanghai
Its 1931 in Shanghai and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue
Four years ago Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and agingand allows her to heal from any wound In short Rosalind cannot die Now desperate for redemption for her traitorous past she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country
Code name Fortune
But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march Rosalinds mission pivots A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai and the Japanese are under suspicion Rosalinds new orders are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the terror plot before more of her people are killed
To reduce suspicion however she must pose as the wife of another Nationalist spy Orion Hong and though Rosalind finds Orions cavalier attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating she is willing to work with him for the greater good But Orion has an agenda of his own and Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried As they both attempt to unravel the conspiracy the two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined
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