ALSO BY TASHA ALEXANDER
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Death in St. Petersburg
A Terrible Beauty
The Adventuress
The Counterfeit Heiress
Behind the Shattered Glass
Death in the Floating City
A Crimson Warning
Dangerous to Know
Tears of Pearl
A Fatal Waltz
A Poisoned Season
And Only to Deceive
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tasha Alexander is the author of the New York Times bestselling Lady Emily mystery series (Tears of Pearl, Dangerous to Know, and A Crimson Warning). The daughter of two philosophy professors, she studied English Literature and Medieval History at the University of Notre Dame. She and her husband, novelist Andrew Grant, live on a ranch in southeastern Wyoming. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Epigraph
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Author’s Note
Also by Tasha Alexander
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
First published in the United States by Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
IN THE SHADOW OF VESUVIUS. Copyright © 2019 by Tasha Alexander. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
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Cover design: David Baldeosingh Rotstein
Cover art: A View of Posilippo, Naples, ca. 1892–93, by Franz Richard Unterberger © ART Collection/Alamy Stock Photo; Reflections on the Thames, Westminster, 1880, by John Atkinson Grimshaw © Art Collection 3/Alamy Stock Photo; texture © spinspinspin/Shutterstock.com
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Alexander, Tasha, 1969– author.
Title: In the shadow of Vesuvius / Tasha Alexander.
Description: First edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2020. | Series: Lady Emily mysteries | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019041935 | ISBN 9781250164735 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250164759 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Vesuvius (Italy)—Eruption, 79—Fiction. | GSAFD: Historical fiction. | Mystery fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3601.L3565 152 2020 | DDC 813/.6—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019041935
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First Edition: January 2020