An eccentric Count who runs a famous Paris horror theatre, cursed with unexpected death . . . A beautiful young heiress and aspiring leading lady who just might be a involved in the dark arts . . . An enigmatic gentleman whose shadowed past will at last be exposed. Their fates and hidden agendas intertwine in Sarah Smith’s captivating novel of suspense, a compelling tale of desire, poisonous secrets, and the most terrible of betrayals. . . . A CITIZEN OF THE COUNTRY