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Stone Barrington, the fast‑talking private eye, is hired by a courteous, well‑deported gentleman seeking legal help for an unusual and potentially lucrative challenge. Stone directs him away but soon learns the case has far wider implications. Several powerful, desperate parties become interested in the client’s activities and in how they might connect to a crime long buried. Barrington must navigate a web of threats and intrigue, using his wit and experience to protect the client—and himself—before others will stop at nothing to secure the information they crave.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Stuart Woods
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