A Spying Eye

(Henrietta and Inspector Howard, Book Six)

Mixing Mystery and Romance in a Fizzy 1930s Cocktail!

A missing masterpiece. A Nazi conspiracy. A European escape turned deadly.

Clive and Henrietta Howard’s return to Europe takes a dangerous turn when Inspector John Hartle recruits them to find a missing panel from the famous Ghent Altarpiece. Nazi agents are also hunting for this Renaissance treasure, believing it contains a coded map to ancient weapons of unimaginable power.

Their search leads to Château du Freudeneck in Alsace, ancestral home of Henrietta’s eccentric Von Harmon relatives. But when Nazi officers arrive at the remote château seeking a “valuable item,” what began as an art recovery mission becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse through the treacherous French countryside.

Meanwhile in Chicago, Elsie faces an impossible choice when a mysterious couple threatens to take little Anna away, while Julia, trapped in a troubled marriage, finds unexpected hope in a charming Texas rancher who wants more than just a painting from the Howard collection.

As danger closes in from all sides and family secrets surface, Clive and Henrietta must decide who they can trust in a world where nothing is as it seems. But in their race to keep the panel from Nazi hands, will they discover they’ve been playing the wrong game all along?

“Henrietta and Clive are a sexy, endearing, and downright fun pair of sleuths.”Library Journal (starred review)

“Fans of spunky, historical heroines will love Henrietta Von Harmon.”―Booklist (starred review)

★ “A fun and spunky heroine, a plot involving an old castle in Strasbourg make this a fast-paced, delightful read.”—Rhys Bowen, New York Times best-selling author

★ “A fabulously entertaining novel, start to finish.”—Hall Ways, Lonestar Literary Life

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Praise for A Spying Eye

  • "A fun and spunky heroine, a plot involving an old castle in Strasbourg make this a fast-paced, delightful read."

    Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author
  • "An exciting mystery with engaging characters. It kept me guessing to the end!"

    Clare Broyles, co-author of Wild Irish Rose, A Molly Murphy mystery
  • “A fabulously entertaining novel, start to finish.”

    Hall Ways, Lonestar Literary Life
  • “The second enjoyable feature of this novel lies in the love story binding Clive and Henrietta, who display a humorous yet profound rapport with one another; their romance is a mix of intelligence and sensuality.”

    Historical Novel Society
  • “Romantic, sexy, and fulfilling, Henrietta and Clive Howard finally live out their unbridled passion for each other’s intellect and charm—while solving a case!”

    Rebecca Rosenberg, author of Champagne Widows
  • “As usual, Cox weaves together an intricate plot . . . and keeps readers unsure about what’s fact and what’s fiction – which brings another dimension to her smoothly-written mysteries.”

    Book Trib
  • “Impossible to put down. The author does a beautiful job transporting readers to another time and place--but giving her characters and situations enough modern drama to keep the story interesting and relatable!”

    Angela Thompson, Amazon Vine Voice
  • “A tour de force with a triple-layered plot that weaves between France, England, and America—with the world on the edge of WW II.  A Spying Eye has something for everyone—mystery, mischief, and most of all love.”

    Kate Farrell, author of Story Power
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