a condition of mercy
London, 1906
Famed consulting detective Shane Hollander is hired by Countess Rose Landry to solve the mystery of her husband’s murder. But the case is only a small thread in a complex web of crime connected to some of the most powerful people in Europe. A web which Shane is determined to unravel.
His single-minded focus is upended by the reappearance of his university rival and secret ex-lover, Ilya Rozanov, now a renowned mathematician with a mysterious source of income. Ilya claims to be in London to give a series of lectures, but Shane suspects that Ilya is using his intelligence for more than just theory.
The magnetic pull between them is just as strong as ever, and Shane’s search for the truth is at war with his selfish desire to keep Ilya out of trouble and all to himself.
Or, Sherlock and Moriarty but they’re having sex the whole time.
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