Sheldon has long been a writer of total professionalism and
expertise, who has refined and deepened the craft of the popular
novel with such books as The Naked Face and Bloodline. Happily, he
does not attempt to import elements of the literary novel, but
remains content to provide popular entertainment of a higher order.
This novel carefully marshals all the elements that are familiar
from the rest of his work: the pursuit of power, over-reaching
greed, corruption and (of course) the erotic, the lack of which in
a Sheldon novel would make us feel cheated. Another element in the
Sheldon mix is usually a strongly motivated female character, and
this book has Dana Evans, a TV anchorwoman from Washington DC. Dana
is 27 and strikingly beautiful. Growing up as an army brat (the
daughter of a colonel who travels from base to base), she has made
her mark covering the War in Yugoslavia, and people the world over
see her broadcasting in the middle of a battle and risking her life
to bring home the truth. But she finds life just as dangerous
closer to home, when she becomes convinced that a savage series of
killings are linked. Her attempts to prove this leads to the kind
of globe-trotting that was previously her professional life but, as
she gets closer to the dark secret, the tables are turned and she
becomes the prey rather than the hunter. Although not always
perceived as such, Sheldon is essentially a thriller writer, and
his skill carries the reader effortlessly along in this diverting
book. (Kirkus UK)
A SPELLBINDING NOVEL OF GALMOUR, SEX, POWER AND MURDER THAT SPANS THE GLOBE…
If America had a royal family, the Winthrops would wear the crown. Popular and charismatic, they have captured the imagination of the world with their public service, enormous charity and glamorous lives. But in a single year, all five members of the family are killed in a series of 'accidents'.
Dana Evans, a beautiful young anchorwoman with a Washington TV network, sees something sinister behind their deaths, and begins an investigation that yields evidence she can hardly believe. The result is a cat-and-mouse chase that leads her through half a dozen countries in search of a remorseless killer. As she closes in on her suspect, the shocking secrets Dana unearths place herself and her young son in dire jeopardy. And then, in an unexpected turn of events, Dana becomes the hunted…
"Sheldon is an author working at the height of his power"
NEW YORK TIMES
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