The title whispers of something sinister: the Red Rat, a figure of shadow and cunning. When wealthy bachelor John Grantham Browne chances upon Katherine Petrovitch painting alone on a Norwegian mountainside, he expects nothing more than a romantic diversion from his idle yacht cruise through the fjords. But Katherine harbors secrets that stretch far beyond her mysterious Eastern beauty, and Browne's inheritanced fortune makes him a target for more than mere social matchmaking. What begins as a chance rescue evolves into a dangerous entanglement with forces Browne never knew existed, as he must navigate not only the expectations of high society but also the hidden currents of intrigue that swirl around his mysterious love. Boothby weaves adventure and passion into a tale that exposes the fragility of wealth and the perilous adventure of falling for a woman whose past is written in shadows.
