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. <P> "As a crime novel," wrote the <I>London Times, Innocent Blood</I> is "the peak of the art." "Flawlessly crafted...profoundly, masterfully moving," <I>Cosmopolitan</I> concurred.