Stand and Deliver

Murray Lyon: Son of an insolvent colonial merchant, captive, then honored brother of fierce Creek warriors; skilled woods runner, quick with knife. Murray Lyon: Viscount Farstarr, unwilling heir to the Earldom of Starr, thanks to the passing of an almost forgotten cousin of his father's. Confronted with the treacherous labyrinth of speech, manners … Murray Lyon: Son of an insolvent colonial merchant, captive, then honored brother of fierce Creek warriors; skilled woods runner, quick with knife. Murray Lyon: Viscount Farstarr, unwilling heir to the Earldom of Starr, thanks to the passing of an almost forgotten cousin of his father's. Confronted with the treacherous labyrinth of speech, manners and dress that was Regency society, Murray is plunged into dark undercurrents of evil; the undying enmity of an infamous highwayman, the threat of blackmail and disgrace - and even a frame-up for murder. Only his shrewdness and frontier instincts are arrayed against the wicked deceit that threatens him - until he gains an unlikely ally. "Andre Norton is a superb storyteller with a narrative pace all her own." - New York Times From the Worlds of Andre Norton ~ A series of books released by Andre-Norton-Book.com