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Ny Times-Bestselling novelist Anne Perry, the undisputed King of Victorian secrets and the writer of an acclaimed series set during World-War I, today increases her fabric with her first significant stand-alone book—a legendary historical novel set in thirteenth-century Constantinople, in which a lady should stay a lie in her pursuit to discover the truth.    Coming in the old Byzantine town in the entire year 1273, Anna Zarides has just one mission: to show the purity of her twin brother, Justinian, who has been exiled to the wilderness for conspiring to destroy Bessarion, a nobleman. Disguising himself as an eunuch named Anastasius, Anna goes openly about in culture, applying her abilities as your physician to manoeuver near to the important people involved with her brother’s destiny. With her medical training flourishing, Anna crosses paths with Zoe Chrysaphes, a devious noblewoman with her own hidden agenda, and Giuiliano Dandolo, a ship’s chief conflicted not just by his combined Venetian-Byzantine history but by his developing feelings for Anastasius.Trying to clear her brother’s title, Anna discovers more about Justinian’s existence and reputation—including his unusual scarves to Bessarion’s stunning widow and his possible role in a plot to overthrow the emperor. This leaves Anna with increased questions than solution, and time is running out.