by Stuart Woods
Part of Stone Barrington, book 15
First published 2008
Stone Barrington takes on an unusual assignment when Lance Cabot asks him to protect his brother Barton. A random attack has left Barton with amnesia, wiping clean a mind filled with intelligence secrets more classified than those of his CIA executive brother. The memory loss creates a deadly vulnerability for someone whose career operated in deeper shadows than most spies ever see. Barton spends his time crafting and restoring valuable American antiques, a pursuit that seems worlds away from Stone's typical cases involving criminals and corruption. The refined atmosphere of furniture dealers and coin collectors offers a stark contrast to Stone's usual environment. Yet Barton's forgotten past refuses to stay buried. A specific incident from his intelligence work begins surfacing in dangerous ways that neither he nor Stone anticipate. As Stone navigates this unfamiliar territory of antiques and amnesia, he discovers that protecting someone who cannot remember their own secrets may be more perilous than guarding someone who knows exactly what enemies they face.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, protecting-someone-with-amnesia
304 pages · Hardcover · Putnam Adult