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London, 1850. Constance Horton has disappeared. Maude, her older sister, knows only that Constance abandoned the apothecary they call home, and, disguised as a boy, boarded a ship bound for the Arctic. She never returned. 'A tragic accident', the Admiralty called it. But Maude Horton knows something isn't right. When she finds Constance's journal, it becomes clear that the truth is being buried by sinister forces. To find answers - and deliver justice for her sister - Maude must step into London's dark underbelly, and into the path of dangerous, powerful men.

As the pearling ships return to Bannin Bay after a long diving season, 20-year-old Eliza Brightwell nervously awaits the arrival of her father's boat. But when his lugger finally limps in, it brings with it a tale of tragedy: Charles Brightwell, master pearler, has gone missing at sea. Immediately, whispers from the townsfolk point to mutiny or murder, but headstrong Eliza knows her father; she is sure he is still alive. As the Bay swelters under the heat of the approaching wet season, it falls to Eliza to seek out the truth behind her eccentric father's disappearance.

It takes courage to admit that you have been duped by a narcissist into giving up years of your life into a dead-end one-sided "relationship". The truth is you could have been manipulated and controlled for decades and not even know it. Narcissists (male or female) will use covert emotional manipulation techniques to get what they want from you, and remain undetected. The first rule of dealing with a narcissist is: Never, never, never, never, take it personally. How a single person views you should not define your worth as a human-being.

If you don't know who the sucker is in a situation, then it's probably you! Don't fall for a woman's deceptive, manipulative tricks! Learn how to protect yourself from female manipulation. This book will teach you how to be bulletproof in the sexual marketplace. After all, when you understand female psychology, then you will be immune to her dramatic ploys to play you like a sucker.

1886 Bannin Bay, Westaustralien: Strände voller glänzender Perlen und Muscheln so groß wie Teller—hier wollen die Brightwells mit Tochter Eliza ihr Glück finden. Zehn Jahre später ist Charles Brightwell der erfolgreichste Perlenfischer der Küste. Eines Tages jedoch kehrt sein Boot ohne ihn zurück, Charles ist spurlos verschwunden. Eliza weigert sich zu glauben, dass ihr Vater tot ist und forscht entschieden nach. Doch in einer Stadt voller Korruption, Vorverurteilung und Erpressung lernt sie schnell: Die Wahrheit wird mehr kosten als Perlen.