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When Lord Ashworth returns from Egypt with jars of mysterious "mummy powder," London's elite will lie, betray, and poison for a pinch of its glow. But as the ton's complexions brighten, their sanity crumblesand Ashworth realizes too late that some ancient secrets should have stayed buried.A wickedly sharp Gothic tale where beauty is a curse, science is a gamble, and the most dangerous illusions are the ones we craft ourselves.Perfect for readers of:The Essex Serpent's dark academia meets Dorian Gray's moral decayAtmospheric historical horror like The Silent CompanionsUnreliable narrators and aristocratic decayPraise for Lord Ashworth: The Elixir of Shadows:"A Gothic 'Pygmalion' meets 'Frankenstein'with all the glitter and guilt of Regency London." Daily Mirror"The ton will never look at face powder the same way again." David Dunlop