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In the glittering world of Palm Beach, former police officer turned private investigator Stone Barrington is drawn back into a case he thought was long buried. Navigating the high‑society streets of New York and the opulent locales of Florida, he confronts new clues, romantic entanglements that linger from the past, and the relentless pressure of a mystery that refuses to stay unsolved.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Stuart Woods
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