As Napoleon rampages his way across Europe and into Russia, the Church is assisted in its quest to rid the world of unclean things by a mysterious assassin known only as the Hound. By careful maneuvering, bribery, and bon chance, he is able to capture and confine the Prince of Darkness in a hidden fortress where the accused dutifully commits his confessions to a journal which he hopes will find its way into his brother's hands to aid in his rescue. But then matters become worse when it is reported his brother has already been captured and murdered. Who is left to right the wrong? Will anyone...

Decades after a bookstore bombing took the life of a popular Dublin author, his daughters continue the struggle for success and equality among the British. As the years go by and no one is brought to justice for the murders, it would seem a long forgotten case. But then Belle Quinn goes missing sparking a renewed interest in the crime and a willingness to do what it takes for the four Quinn girls to find their mother, and avenge their father.

During a trial separation in their twenty-four year marriage, Judson is on a film set in Australia and Annie is appearing on stage in San Francisco. Both family members try to get home as soon as possible when Bess Quinn is held hostage during a mistake in identity in the third of the Belle Quinn series.