Montmorency and the assassins - Eleanor Updale

As the nineteenth century draws to a close, war is in the air, andinfluenza is sweeping the globe. Montmorency and his companion,Lord George Fox-Selwyn, are offered an attractive job. Can theytrace some rare specimens stolen from the collection of a reclusivenaturalist? Their search leads them to Italy - but what they thoughtwould be a holiday from the world of international intrigueinstead leads the pair to discover a web of anarchist conspirators,intent on spreading terror and death across Europe.It's been twenty years since Montmorency crawled out of a sewer andstarted his new life as a gentleman. But could his alter-ego Scarperre-emerge in the hope of influencing a younger generation- in particular, George's nephew, Frank? And can he be of help asthey delve into the violent political underworld to thwart a plotthat threatens hundreds of lives...?