Whispers in the Dark

The triumph of the Lancaster House diplomatic gala had elevated the Duchess of Ravenwood to the undisputed darling of British high society, but inside the private walls of Ravenwood Manor, a dark, poisonous shadow was quietly taking root. Four days after the gala, the Cotswold countryside was shrouded in an unseasonal, chilly fog that rolled across the rolling hills, cloaking the ancient stone chimneys and mossy oaks in ghostly silence.…