SetamidthebeautyanddecadenceoftheOttomanEmpire,LadyEmily’slatestadventureisfullofintrigue,treachery,andromance.Lookingforwardtothejoysofconnubialbliss,newlywedsLadyEmilyandColinHargreaves,diplomatsoftheBritishEmpire,setouttowardTurkeyforanexotichoneymoon.Butontheirfirstnightinthecity,aharemgirlisfoundmurdered,strangledinthecourtyardofthesultan’slavishYildizPalace.SirRichardSt.Clare,anEnglishmanwhoworksattheembassyinConstantinople,ispresentandrecognizesthegirlashisowndaughterwhowaskidnappedtwentyyearsearlier.EmilyandColinpromisetheheartbrokenfatherthatthey’llfindherkiller,butastheinvestigationgainsspeed,theyfindthatappearancecanbedeceiving--especiallywithintheconfinesoftheseraglio.Asawoman,Emilyisgivenaccesstotheforbiddenworldoftheharemandquicklydiscoversthatitsmysterious,shelteredwallsoffernoprotectionfromaruthlessmurderer.Asthenumberofvictimsgrows,Emilymustrelyonherownsharpwitinaheart-stoppingfinaleifsheistostopakillerbentonexactingvengeancenomatterhowmanyinnocentlivesheleavesinhiswake.
