<p><strong>When auditing becomes life-threatening ...</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Tasked with <strong>auditing the accounts of the Queen's ore mines, </strong>auditor Howard Forsyth encounters the notorious and feared administrator of the mines. Soon his life is threatened on an adventurous train ride with steam cars and a steam-powered flying object.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>This is not how he had imagined Lord Palmerston's audit engagement.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Then, when he is suspected of murdering the former accountant, his <strong>secret lover</strong>, whom no one is supposed to know about, rushes to his aid.</p><p><br></p><p>Will they both survive? What role does the missing general ledger play? What is the sinister invention for?</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Not everyone is what they seem.</em></strong></p>