False Colours
Georgette Heyer

The Honourable Christopher Fancot, on leave from the diplomatic service, is startled to find his incorrigibly extravagant mother on the brink of financial and social ruin, and more than alarmed to find that his twin, Evelyn, has disappeared without trace. Christopher (Kit) is forced into an outrageous masquerade by the tangled affairs of his wayward family. But in the face of Evelyn’s continued absence, Kit’s ingenuity is stretched to the limit...