The King of the Castle

VICTORIA HOLT HAS A WONDERFUL WAY WITH SUSPENSE, WITH ATMOSPHERE, AND WITH A HAUNTED HEROINE.--NewsdayFrom the moment Dallas Lawson arrived, she sensed an atmosphere of tension. She did not know that her arrival was a threat, that they did not want her in their midst, probing dark corners of the family mansion, lifting the dust from age-old secrets.She could have turned and run. But Dallas Lawson knew when she set eyes on the King of the Castle, the handsome Comte, that she would never leave willingly. What she didn't know was that she stood a good chance of never leaving at all . . . alive.Victoria Holt's romantic mysteries are among the best.--Minneapolis Star & Tribune