An astronomer in love Author Surname:Laurain has hidden herself away at

has hidden herself away at Rake Hall - a hostel for unmarried

Strange things happen on the dark wintry nights of December

justice is hard to come by and gruesome death is everywhere

One of the other tenants has disappeared without warning

Naomi dies suspiciously

An astronomer in love Author Surname:Laurain has hidden herself away atIn 1760, Guillaume le Gentil, real life astronomer to King Louis XV, sets out for the oceans of India to document the transit of Venus. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough and his quest may be more complicated than initially thought. 250 years later, estate agent Xavier Lemercier chances upon Guillaume's telescope in a property he's sold. As he looks out across the rooftops of Paris, he discovers an intriguing woman with a zebra in her