Timothy Miller, author of The Strange Case of the Dutch Painter “It’s a heady brew that Bilyeau mixes up, served up in the finest of crystalline prose.” Finola Austin, author of Bronte’s Mistress
“The world of eighteenth-century London comes vividly to life in Nancy Bilyeau’s The Fugitive Colours. Olivia Hawker, bestselling author of One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow The Fugitive Colours proves that Bilyeau is one of the best authors of historical thrillers working today.” Genevieve Planché is back with another edge-of-your-seat mystery, packed with fascinating characters and rich, well-researched historical detail. “A worthy successor to Nancy Bilyeau’s excellent The Blue. “Set in Georgian-era London, The Fugitive Colours is an immersive historical mystery full of surprising twists” “The Best Books to Read in May”: The Fugitive Colours Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye “ The Fugitive Colours is a book you’ll have trouble putting down!” “Readers will wallow in the fascinating history, all the while admiring Genevieve’s pluck. In Australia, the book is available on Amazon and Dymocks Books and Gifts.In Canada, the book is available on Amazon.In the UK, the book is on Amazon, Waterstones and other retailers.In the U.S., the book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Golden Notebook,, Walmart and other retailers.One wrong move could cost her not just her artistic dreams but the love of those she holds dear … and even her life.Ī sequel to Nancy Bilyeau’s The Blue, The Fugitive Colours again reveals a dazzling world of glamour and treachery in Georgian England, when beauty held more value than human life. Genevieve begins to suspect that her own secret past, when she was caught up in conspiracy and betrayal, has more to do with her entrée into London society than her talent. And watching from the shadows are ruthless spies who wish harm to all of England. But such high stakes spur rivalries that darken to sabotage and blackmail-and even murder. She soon learns that for the portrait painters ruling over the wealthy in London society, fame and fortune are there for the taking. Grasping at the promise of a better life, she dares to hope her luck is about to change and readies herself for an entry into the world of serious art. And men definitely control women.Ī Huguenot living in Spitalfields, Genevieve one day receives a surprise invitation from an important artist. Men control the arts and sciences, men control politics and law. The highly anticipated follow-up to the sweeping historical thriller The Blue.Īs Genevieve Sturbridge struggles to keep her silk design business afloat, she must face the fact that London in 1764 is very much a man’s world.
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