A Gentleman's Unspoken Bargain

In the fog-drenched streets of Victorian London, boxer Clay Hooker—the legendary "Lion of Limehouse"—finds himself trapped between a career-ending demand from a crime lord and the desperate hope for a new life. When he is approached by the enigmatic Lord Axel Fersen, Viscount of Ashworth, he is offered a dangerous way out: a private war fought in the shadows. In the first volume of Conrad Kutt's Gentleman's Mystery series, A Gentleman's Unspoken Bargain, these two men from vastly different worlds must forge an alliance built on deception, espionage, and an attraction that defies every law of their society.

What begins as a conspiracy to dismantle a criminal empire soon evolves into a pulse-pounding race through Mayfair drawing-rooms and East End warehouses. As Clay goes undercover as Lord Fersen's personal boxing instructor, he must navigate a triangle of poison involving corrupt constables, vengeful enforcers, and the hidden sins of the aristocracy. Together, Axel and Clay discover that the price of freedom is higher than they ever imagined, leading to a shocking revelation about the true nature of the Viscount’s world.