A Deadly Agreement by Laura Dowers

London, 1938.
Fresh out of prison, Danny Beck – young, handsome and thoroughly unscrupulous – lands a cushy job at a posh country house and is soon working to seduce his employer’s virginal daughter.
But Phoebe Merrill isn’t the pushover he was expecting. To win her, he must first prove himself. Telling her to name her terms, Danny is shocked. Phoebe may have the face of an angel, but he discovers there’s a devil inside when she asks him to murder her father.
The rewards are too tempting to refuse. Perhaps he should ask Phoebe why she wants her father dead, but Danny’s never been one to ask questions.
It’s a habit he may live to regret.

Category: Mystery – Historical