The Velvet Cypher: Some Secrets Are Woven in Silk. Others Are Written in Blood.

Description

Eleanor Vance is a woman trapped by her time but liberated by her mind. Publicly, she is the quiet daughter of a brilliant historian. Privately, she is a master cryptographer, capable of seeing patterns where others see only chaos—a skill she uses to decode ancient ciphers for her father.

But when her father is found dead under suspicious circumstances and his most valuable research—a seemingly innocuous canvas—is stolen, Eleanor’s world unravels. The police rule his death an accident, but she sees the truth in the patterns he left behind: it was murder.

Her only clue is a single, velvet-bound cipher, a puzzle that leads her into a clandestine world of secret societies, powerful industrialists, and simmering revolution. With the help of a cynical but resourceful telegraph operator, Eleanor must navigate a city of glass palaces and fog-filled alleys, hunted by a shadowy mastermind who believes she holds the key to a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of the Empire.

To unravel the truth, she must solve the one cipher her father never could: the one that cost him his life.

A spellbinding blend of historical mystery, Da Vinci Code-style intrigue, and steampunk adventure, The Velvet Cypher is perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Philip Pullman.