The vanished days - susanna kearsley

Ive loved every one of Susannas books! Bedrock research and a butterflys delicate touch with characters--historical fiction that sucks you in and wont let go! --Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander From international bestselling author Susanna Kearsley comes a historical tale of intrigue and revolution in Scotland, where the exile of King James brought plots, machinations, suspicion and untold bravery to light.

Told partially in flashbacks, The Vanished Days weaves in and out of the timeline of the authors beloved New York Times bestseller The Winter Sea , unraveling an investigation into a young widows secrets to unveil a plot that resonates to the highest echelons of Scotlands social and political leaders.

In the autumn of 1707, old enemies from the Highlands to the Borders are finding common ground as they join to protest the new Union with England.

At the same time, the French are preparing to launch an invasion to bring the young exiled Jacobite king back to Scotland to reclaim his throne, and in Edinburgh the streets are filled with discontent and danger.

Queen Annes commissioners, seeking to calm the situation, have begun paying out money sent up from London to settle the losses and wages owed to those Scots who took part in the disastrous Darien expedition eight years earlier--an ill-fated venture that left Scotland all but bankrupt.

When the young widow of a Darien sailor comes forward to collect her husbands wages, her claim is challenged.

One of the men assigned to investigate has only days to decide if shes honest, or if his own feelings are blinding him to the truth.

Set at the cusp of the eighteenth century, in the midst of the Jacobite Rebellion, The Vanished Days is a brilliantly told story of espionage, loyalties divided, boundless courage and enduring love.