Helpful Score: 2
This book is one in a series of murder mysteries. You don't have to read the first one first. It's great fun no matter which order they're read. *New York Times bestseller. Hired to prove infidelity in an heiress's marriage, Sone Barington goes undercover. But the work turns dirty--and catastrophic--when the errant husband is found dead and the other woman disappears without a trace. Now Stone must clear his own good name and find a killer hiding among the glitterati of New York's high society. Enter Carpenter--the beautiful British intellegence agent first encountered in "The Short Forever"--who has arrived in New York to begin an investigation of her own. Stone suspects that her case is strangely connected to the dead husband. And he and Dino, his former NYPD partner, are set to face the most bizarre and challenging asssignment of their very colorful careers.
Helpful Score: 2
Heiresses, glitterati, high society, infidelity, intelligence agents, and reputations on the line - what's not to like?
Stone Barrington ("The Short Forever") is the lawyer hired to prove infidelity. The plans go awry when the husband is found dead and the wife disappears. He must then find the killer (this is where the glitterati comes in) and clear his own name.
This is a nice breezy read that is sure to keep your interest.
Stone Barrington ("The Short Forever") is the lawyer hired to prove infidelity. The plans go awry when the husband is found dead and the wife disappears. He must then find the killer (this is where the glitterati comes in) and clear his own name.
This is a nice breezy read that is sure to keep your interest.
Helpful Score: 1
#9 in the series
