Irene Adler is the only woman ever to have outwitted Sherlock Holmes... and the one who has come closest to stealing his heart.

She has competed (and sometimes cooperated) with the famous fictional detective over six popular and acclaimed novels, featuring her daring investigations across the Continent. All along, the beautiful and brilliant American diva-turned-detective has managed to conceal her background and history, even from her dashing barrister husband, Godfrey Norton, and her devoted companion and biographer, English spinster Nell Huxleigh.

But she has had some help along the way to do this, from such unlikely sources as the Baron de Rothschild, Sarah Bernhardt, and Bram Stoker, as well as the soon-to-be-infamous Nellie Bly, a daring American journalist who helped Irene hunt Jack the Ripper. Now Nellie has wired Irene some astounding news, news that will shake her world: Irene's mother is the target of an assassin.

Irene's past is shrouded in secrecy, and at first she is unwilling to divulge anything that would link her to America. But a series of bizarre killings in New York City draws her reluctantly back to her native country, where she must race with a murderer to find her mother, a woman of mystery who may turn out to be the most notorious woman of the nineteenth century.

As Irene forges a trail into her own hidden past, Nellie Bly draws another ace investigator across the Atlantic to join in the hunt for a serial killer, the last man on earth Irene Adler wants to discover anything about her shocking past... Sherlock Holmes.

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Praise for this book

Praise for Carole Nelson Douglas and Irene Adler

"To do justice to this remarkable heroine and her keen perspective on the male society in which she must make her independent way, the author adopts a saucy style and a delicious sense of humor."—The New York Times

"As a Sherlockian and a Ripperologist, I found Chapel Noir as stimulating and satisfying as whiskey-and-soda and three pipes of shag on a foggy night. Brava!"—Loren D. Estleman, author of A Smile on the Face of the Tiger

"Carole Nelson Douglas gives us a chilling crime perfectly suited to the unique talents of her inspired heroine."—Jayne Ann Krentz on Chapel Noir

"A story of spine-tingling suspense and dark intrigue... Just take my advice, and read it with all the lights on."—Kay Hooper on Chapel Noir

"With Chapel Noir, Carole Nelson Douglas proves she's a master of the historical detective novel."—Gayle Lynds

"This is a sumptuous read."—Romantic Times (4 stars, Top Pick) on Castle Rouge




About the Author

The first book in Carole Nelson Douglas's Irene Adler series, Good Night, Mr. Holmes was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, won an American Mystery Award for Best Novel of Romantic Suspense, and a Romantic Times Best Historical Romantic Mystery Award. In addition to the Irene Adler series, Carole Nelson Douglas is the author of the bestselling contemporary Midnight Louie mystery series. She resides in Fort Worth, Texas.


Title: Femme Fatale : An Irene Adler Novel
Author(s): Carole Nelson Douglas
Volume: 7
ISBN: 9781429911443
Copyright 2007
Release Date: April 01, 2007
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: ePub,mobi | Learn More about our supported formats
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