On the mean streets of Regency London, a truly different adventure-with an unforgettable heroine In a Regency London that isn't quite the one we know, young women of family whose reputations have been ruined are known as the Fallen. Young Sarah Tolerance is one such: a daughter of the nobility who ran away with her brother's fencing-master. Now that the fencing-master has died, everyone expects her to earn her living as a whore. But Sarah is unwilling. Instead, she invents a new role for herself, and a new vocation: "investigative agent." For Sarah, with her equivocal position in society, is able to float between social layers, unearth secrets, find things that were lost, and lose things too dangerous to be kept. Her stock in trade is her wits, her discretion, and her expertise with the smallsword -- for her fencing-master taught her that as well. She will need all her skills soon, when she is approached by an agent of the Count Verseillon, for a task that seems routine: reclaim an antique fan he once gave to "a lady with brown eyes." The fan, he tells her, is an heirloom; the lady, his first love. But as Sarah Tolerance unravels the mystery that surrounds the fan, she discovers that she--and the Count--are not the only ones seeking it, and that nothing about this task is what it seems. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.From BooklistIn Regency England there were very few career options open to a woman with a ruined reputation. Disowned by her family after she ran off with her brother's fencing master, Sarah Brereton returns to England, takes Tolerance as her new last name, and becomes an "agent of inquiry." Hired to find an antique Italian fan, Sarah traces the fan through several owners, but her quest seems to cause the murders of several innocent people. After discovering that the earl of Versellion, Edward Folle, is really the man who hired her, both Sarah and the earl become the target of the killers when the seemingly harmless fan's secret is revealed to be quite dangerous. Robins plays a bit with history, but she effortlessly captures the texture of both the elegant realm of London's aristocrats and the far less glamorous world of those who serve them. As skilled with a sword as she is at uncovering secrets, Sarah is a fascinating heroine, and Robins surrounds her with equally intriguing secondary characters. Politics, deception, danger, and a bit of romance all come together beautifully in this superb debut. John Charles Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reservedReview"An elegant Regency romance with an edge and a point."-Sarah Smith on Point of Honour "In Regency England there were very few career options open to a woman with a ruined reputation. Disowned by her family after she ran off with her brother's fencing master, Sarah Brereton returns to England, takes Tolerance as her new last name, and becomes an "agent of inquiry"... Robins effortlessly captures the texture of both the elegant realm of London's aristocrats and the far less glamorous world of those who serve them. As skilled with a sword as she is at uncovering secrets, Sarah is a fascinating heroine, and Robins surrounds her with equally intriguing secondary characters. Politics, deception, danger, and a bit of romance all come together beautifully in this superb debut."--Booklist on Point of Honour "An utterly charming and intriguing visit to a different Regency London... Readers will find putting down this adventure with the intrepid Sarah Tolerance intolerable."-Rosemary Stevens, author of Death on a Silver Tray, on Point of Honour "An elegant Regency romance with an edge and a point."-Sarah Smith, author of The Vanished Child, on Point of Honour "Sarah Tolerance is smart, beautiful, resourceful, tough, and totally believable and real. Murder, prostitution, blackmail, and action are woven perfectly into this tale. I will certainly read the next episode in this series. I'd do so tomorrow if I had it."-Stuart M. Kaminsky, bestselling author of the Rostnikov novels, on Point of Honour "Self-reliant, gutsy, and forthright at a time when women weren't supposed to be any of those things. Sarah Tolerance is a breath of fresh air. I loved Point of Honour."-Barbara D'Amato, author of Authorized Personnel Only, on Point of Honour "One hopes this is the first of many books about this hard-boiled, soft-hearted Fallen Woman."--Library Journal on Point of Honour "The pace is swift and the characters engaging. Robins plays fair with the reader in her distribution of clues so that a careful reader will solve the mystery at the same time Sarah does."--Mystery Review on Point of Honour

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