Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:When Stone Barrington takes on a wealthy heiress as his client, he finds himself handling a whole lot of trouble in this �??this glossy, modern take on the classic detective story�?� (Publishers Weekly).
 
Stone Barrington�??s newest client is a poised lady of considerable wealth who�??s looking for help discouraging the attentions of a tenacious gentleman. But no sooner does Stone fend off the offensive party than his client becomes involved in two lethal crimes. With suspects aplenty, Stone probes deep into his client�??s life to find the truth, and he discovers that the heart of the mystery may be 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 for. 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,