The Amateur

A February blizzard turns the ship’s upper deck into a place for sleighs—and below, a young woman insists she is no widow. Austin Ford, a crime reporter who notices everything, is about to learn what she’s really seeking.

Bound for London as a New York correspondent, Ford expects to hunt down clever swindlers among the Americans abroad. He prides himself on spotting the smallest tell: a turned wedding ring, a man hiding his face, a lie in a woman’s eyes. But when the ship’s doctor begs him to help the frightened Mrs. Ashton find her vanished husband, Ford discovers that keen observation is not the same as knowing what a stranger is hiding. She is ill, alone, and anxious for the baby she left behind; her husband may not want to be found. What will Ford see when he finally meets the man at the heart of the mystery?

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