<p><b><i>Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham have to hunt down an escapee from a French asylum, in this new, gripping World''s End Bureau Victorian mystery from critically-acclaimed author Alys Clare.</i></b><br><br><i>London, April 1882. </i>When cool-headed Phyllida visits the World''s End Investigation Bureau to offer a curious case concerning her fianc¿proprietor Lily Raynor is intrigued - and privately excited. For accepting the case means taking an unexpected trip abroad, to France.<br><br>Phyllida''s fianc¿Wilberforce, is currently in an asylum in Brittany, after a tragic incident which resulted in the death of his father. Did he kill him on purpose - or was it an accident?<br><br>Wilberforce''s innocence looks increasingly in doubt when another murder happens at the asylum - and the evidence points to Wilberforce being the culprit. Phyllida fears for Wilberforce''s wellbeing, but she can''t marry a murderer! With the engagement hanging in the balance, Phyllida