<p>From acclaimed author Steve Robinson comes a bold new Jefferson Tayte mystery.</p><p>On a foggy night in 1914, the ocean liner <i>Empress of Ireland</i> sank en route to England and now lies at the bottom of Canada’s St Lawrence River. The disaster saw a loss of life comparable to the <i>Titanic</i> and the <i>Lusitania</i>, and yet her tragedy has been forgotten.</p><p>When genealogist Jefferson Tayte is shown a locket belonging to one of the <i>Empress</i>’s victims, a British admiral’s daughter named Alice Stilwell, he must travel to England to understand the course of events that led to her death.</p><p>Tayte is expert in tracking killers across centuries. In <i>The Lost Empress</i>, his unique talents draw him to one of the greatest tragedies in maritime history as he unravels the truth behind Alice’s death amidst a backdrop of pre-WWI espionage.</p><p>This is the fourth book in the Jefferson Tayte mystery series but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story.</p>