The wild card - Beth Elliott

Kitty Towers is an unusual young woman who considers society life idle and frivolous. However, she is reluctantly drawn to the enigmatic Theo Weston, despite his rakish behaviour at their first meeting. On the other hand, her great-aunt's family friend Etienne de Saint-Aubin pays her flattering attention... Kitty soon realises that there are dark undercurrents to all these society events. One of her admirers may even be a spy! Gradually, she learns to see through the gossip and false masks, and make her own decision as to the identity of the traitor. But only by taking drastic - and almost fatal - action can she avoid a tragedy for her country and herself...