Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. The terrifying truth about her parents and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of shocking betrayals. Philippa quickly learns that those who delve into the secrets of the past must be on guard when long-buried horrors begin to stir. "As a crime novel, " wrote the "London Times, Innocent Blood" is "the peak of the art. " "Flawlessly crafted... profoundly, masterfully moving, " "Cosmopolitan" concurred.