by Stuart Woods
Part of Stone Barrington, book 7
First published 2002
Stone Barrington escapes to Palm Beach for Florida's winter sunshine, seeking respite from his demanding life as a former cop turned lawyer and investigator. His peaceful retreat shatters when he spots a familiar face in the glamorous resort town. The woman he recognizes is Allison Manning, a former client he believed was executed in the Caribbean nation of St. Mark's after receiving a death sentence. Her sudden reappearance forces Stone to confront a case he assumed was permanently closed. Allison desperately needs his help again, but her survival raises troubling questions about what really happened in St. Mark's and why she faked her death. As Stone navigates this bewildering resurrection, he must also deal with complicated romantic situations that follow him to Florida. The seventh installment in Stuart Woods' series places Stone in Palm Beach's opulent setting, where the boundaries between past and present blur dangerously.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, resurrection, second-chance
Setting: Caribbean, Palm Beach, St. Mark's
Period: Contemporary
464 pages · Paperback · G.P. Putnam's Sons