Fugitive Colours: A gripping historical thriller of mystery, deception and deadly secrets

'The Fugitive Colours is a book you'll have trouble putting down!' New York Times and US Today bestselling author Kate Quinn

London 1764.

A man's body lies slumped on his Chippendale desk. Genevieve Sturbridge's knife has been driven into his embroidered coat. But she insists she's innocent . . .

Genevieve has returned to Spitalfields, but she is struggling to keep her silk design business afloat.

Then a mysterious invitation arrives from renowned artist, Joshua Reynolds. Genevieve dares to hope this will change her fortunes and give her entry into the closed circle of the art world.

She doesn't expect the party to lead to an accusation of murder.

Someone is trying to bring her scandalous past to light. And Genevieve is forced to go to unimaginable lengths to keep her secrets buried.

Praise for Nancy Bilyeau:

'Fascinating.' Ian Rankin

'Nancy Bilyeau's passion for history infuses her books.' bestselling author and historian Alison Weir

'Bilyeau reliably entertains.' Publishers Weekly

'A cracking historical spy thriller.' Historical Novel Society

'Set in Georgian-era London, The Fugitive Colours is an immersive historical mystery full of surprising twists.' Foreword Reviews

'The Fugitive Colours proves that Bilyeau is one of the best authors of historical thrillers working today.' Olivia Hawker, bestselling author of One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow

'The world of eighteenth-century London comes vividly to life in Nancy Bilyeau's The Fugitive Colours. Highly recommended.' Finola Austin, author of Bronte's Mistress

'It's a heady brew that Bilyeau mixes up, served up in the finest of crystalline prose.' Timothy Miller, author of The Strange Case of the Dutch Painter