Stone Barrington is back and better than ever in the newest thriller from the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author. <br> Stone Barrington s newest client seems to be a magnet for trouble. A poised lady of considerable wealth, she s looking for help discouraging the attentions of a tenacious gentleman. But no sooner does Stone fend off the party in question than his client becomes involved in two lethal crimes. <br> With suspects aplenty, Stone must probe deep into his client s life to find the truth, and he discovers that the heart of the mystery may be a famous missing piece of history, a stunningly beautiful vestige of a bygone era. It s a piece with a long and storied past and untold value . . . the kind of relic someone might kill to obtain. <br> Among the upper crust nearly everyone has buried a skeleton or two, and it will take all of Stone s investigative powers to determine whose secrets are harmless, and whose are deadly."
