Snare of Serpents

About “Snare of Serpents”

Davina Glentyre's life changes drastically after her father, an Edinburgh banker, marries her new governess, leading to her arrest for his murder when he dies under suspicious circumstances. Accused and tried by a jury of Scots who return a verdict of "not proven," Davina changes her name and travels to South Africa with her dismissed governess and diamond merchant Roger Lestrange and his bride, where she attempts to rebuild her life by reopening a school in Kimberley.