When their father died, leaving them nothing, Yates and Marigold Fairfax had to find creative means to keep themselves, their estate, their retired circus performers, and their menagerie from starving. They turned to clandestine investigations within society, and called themselves The Imposters. With the combination of their status and their less-than-conventional upbringing in the circus world, they were able to move freely within the upper class and draw upon their athleticism to draw out information unobtrusively from the unlikeliest of places, drawing no notice to themselves. Now, they find themselves investigating their neighbors and families of some of their childhood friends, upon the request of multiple clients. Can they prove their innocence, or are there nefarious characters within their close circles?
I really enjoyed this cast of characters, and I look forward to seeing more interactions between them as this series continues to develop. The self-inspection that Yate and Marigold must undergo as they look to deepen relationships lends a personal depth to what could have been simply a spy and intrigue pre-war novel. But they must determine how much of their true selves to reveal, facing the fear of rejection balanced against the possibility of never being truly known, or loved, for themselves.
While the mystery was a bit convoluted, and there were a lot of moving characters to keep track of along the way, at the core, I'm excited to follow this group of characters as they come to know themselves, and face the decisions of whom to let into their group and their lives.
4 stars.
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I received a digital copy of this book, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.
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